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14 Thus says Yahweh concerning all My (A)evil neighbors who (B)beat at the inheritance with which I have caused My people Israel to inherit, “Behold, I am about to uproot them from their land and will (C)uproot the house of Judah from among them. 15 And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will (D)return and have compassion on them; and I will (E)cause them to return, each one to his inheritance and each one to his land. 16 Then if they will really (F)learn the ways of My people, to (G)swear by My name, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ even as they taught My people to (H)swear by Baal, they will be (I)built up in the midst of My people. 17 But if they will not listen, then I will (J)uproot that nation, uproot and make it perish,” declares Yahweh.

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14 Thus says Yahweh concerning all of the evil neighbors who touch the inheritance that I gave as an inheritance to my people Israel: “Look, I am about to drive them out from their land, and the house of Judah I will drive out from among them. 15 And then[a] after my driving them out, I will once again have compassion on them, and I will bring them back, each one to his inheritance, and each one to his land. 16 And then,[b] if they diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, ‘as Yahweh lives,’[c] even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will live in the midst of my people. 17 But if they do not listen, then I will completely uproot and destroy that nation.”[d] declares[e] Yahweh.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:15 Literally “And it will happen”
  2. Jeremiah 12:16 Literally “And it will happen”
  3. Jeremiah 12:16 Literally “the life of Yahweh”
  4. Jeremiah 12:17 Literally “I will drive out the nation that driving out and destroying”
  5. Jeremiah 12:17 Literally “declaration of”