Jeremiah 5:14-17
English Standard Version
The Lord Proclaims Judgment
14 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:
“Because you have spoken this word,
behold, (A)I am making my words in your mouth (B)a fire,
and this people wood, and the fire shall consume them.
15 (C)Behold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
(D)nor can you understand what they say.
16 (E)Their quiver is like (F)an open tomb;
they are all mighty warriors.
17 (G)They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your (H)fortified cities in which you trust
they shall beat down with the sword.”
Jeremiah 5:14-17
International Standard Version
14 Therefore, this is what the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies says:
“Because you people[a] have said this,
my words in your[b] mouth will become a fire
and these people the wood.
The fire[c] will destroy them.
15 People of Israel, I’m now bringing
a nation from far away to attack you,”
declares the Lord.
“It is an enduring nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you don’t know.
And you won’t understand what they say.
16 Their quiver is like an open grave,
and all of them are powerful warriors.
17 “They’ll devour your harvest and your food.
They’ll devour your sons and your daughters.
They’ll devour your vines and your fig trees.
With their swords they’ll batter down
your fortified cities in which you trust.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:14 Heb. you (pl.)
- Jeremiah 5:14 Heb. your (masculine sing.); i.e. in Jeremiah’s mouth
- Jeremiah 5:14 Lit. It
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