Jeremiah 12:14-17
English Standard Version
14 Thus says the Lord concerning all (A)my evil neighbors (B)who touch the heritage that (C)I have given my people Israel to inherit: “Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them. 15 And after I have plucked them up, I will again have compassion on them, (D)and I will bring them again each to his heritage and each to his land. 16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, (E)to swear by my name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, (F)then they shall be built up in the midst of my people. 17 (G)But if any nation will not listen, then I will utterly pluck it up and destroy it, declares the Lord.”
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Jeremiah 12:14-17
International Standard Version
God’s Word about Judah’s Neighbors
14 This is what the Lord says about all the wicked neighbors who strike out against the land[a] I’ve given to my people Israel as their inheritance:[b] “I’m about to uproot them from their land, and I’ll uproot the house of Judah from among them. 15 After I’ve uprooted them, I’ll again have compassion on them. I’ll return each one of them to his inheritance, and each one to his own land. 16 If they have learned the ways of my people well, to swear by my name: ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they’ll be built up among my people. 17 But if they don’t listen, then I’ll completely uproot that nation and destroy it,” declares the Lord.
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- Jeremiah 12:14 Lit. inheritance
- Jeremiah 12:14 Lit. to inherit
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