Jeremiah 14:19-22
English Standard Version
19 (A)Have you utterly rejected Judah?
Does your soul loathe Zion?
Why have you struck us down
(B)so that there is no healing for us?
(C)We looked for peace, but no good came;
(D)for a time of healing, but behold, terror.
20 (E)We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,
and the iniquity of our fathers,
(F)for we have sinned against you.
21 Do not spurn us, (G)for your name's sake;
do not dishonor your glorious throne;
(H)remember and do not break your covenant with us.
22 Are there any among (I)the false gods of the nations (J)that can bring rain?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Are you not he, O Lord our God?
We set our hope on you,
(K)for you do all these things.
Jeremiah 14:19-22
International Standard Version
The People Plead to the Lord
19 Have you completely rejected Judah?
Do you despise Zion?
Why have you struck us,
so that there is no healing for us?
We hoped for peace, but no good came,
for a time of healing, but there was only terror.
20 We acknowledge, Lord, our wickedness,
the guilt of our ancestors.
Indeed, we have sinned against you.
21 For the sake of your name[a] don’t despise us.
Don’t dishonor your glorious throne.
Remember, don’t break your covenant with us!
22 Can any of the worthless gods of the nations make it rain?
Can the heavens themselves bring forth showers?
Aren’t you the one who does this,[b]
Lord our God?
So we hope in you,
for you are the one who does all these things.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:21 I.e. your reputation
- Jeremiah 14:22 The Heb. lacks who does this
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