Jeremiah 5:14-17
New American Standard Bible
Judgment Proclaimed
14 Therefore, this is what the Lord, the God of armies says:
“Because you have spoken this word,
Behold, I am (A)making My words fire in your mouth,
And this people wood, and it will consume them.
15 Behold, I am (B)bringing a nation against you from far away, you house of Israel,” declares the Lord.
“It is an enduring nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose (C)language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
16 Their (D)quiver is like an (E)open grave,
All of them are warriors.
17 They will (F)devour your harvest and your food;
They will devour your sons and your daughters;
They will devour your flocks and your herds;
They will devour your (G)vines and your fig trees;
They will demolish your (H)fortified cities, in which you trust, with the sword.
Jeremiah 5:14-17
Lexham English Bible
14 Therefore[a] thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts,
“Because you have spoken this word,
look, I am making my words in your mouth like a fire,
and this people wood, and it will devour them.
15 Look, I am about to bring on you a nation from afar,
O house of Israel,” declares[b] Yahweh.
“It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation.[c]
A nation whose language you do not know,
and you cannot understand what they speak.
16 Their quiver is like an open tomb,
all of them are warriors.
17 And they will eat your harvest and your food,
they will eat your sons and your daughters,
they will eat your flock and your herd,
they will eat your vine and your fig tree,
they will smash with the sword your fortified cities,[d]
in which you trust.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:14 Literally “To thus”
- Jeremiah 5:15 Literally “a declaration of”
- Jeremiah 5:15 Literally “a nation from a long time ago”
- Jeremiah 5:17 Literally “the cities of your fortification”
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