Jeremiah 14:19-22
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The People Plead for Mercy
19 Have you completely rejected Judah?
Does your heart loathe Zion?
Why have you struck us down
so that there is no healing for us?
We look for peace but find no good,
for a time of healing, but there is terror instead.(A)
20 We acknowledge our wickedness, O Lord,
the iniquity of our ancestors,
for we have sinned against you.(B)
21 Do not spurn us, for your name’s sake;
do not dishonor your glorious throne;
remember and do not break your covenant with us.(C)
22 Can any idols of the nations bring rain,
or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not you, O Lord our God?
We set our hope on you,
for it is you who do all this.(D)
Jeremiah 14:19-22
Lexham English Bible
19 Have you completely rejected Judah?
Or has your soul[a] loathed Zion?
Why have you struck us
so that there is no healing for us?
We hope for peace, but there is no good,
and for a time of healing, but look, there is terror.
20 We know, O Yahweh, our wickedness,
the iniquity of our ancestors,[b]
for we have sinned against you.
21 You must not spurn us[c] for the sake of your name,
you must not dishonor your glorious throne.[d]
Remember us![e]
You must not break your covenant with us.
22 Are there any among the idols of the nation who cause rain to pour?
Or can the heavens give showers?
Is it not you, O Yahweh our God?
Therefore, we hope in you, for you do all these things.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 14:19 Or “inner self”
- Jeremiah 14:20 Or “fathers”
- Jeremiah 14:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Jeremiah 14:21 Literally “the throne of your glory”
- Jeremiah 14:21 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
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