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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”

14 Thus says the Lord: “Against all My evil neighbors who (A)touch the inheritance which I have caused My people Israel to inherit—behold, I will (B)pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. 15 (C)Then it shall be, after I have plucked them out, that I will return and have compassion on them (D)and bring them back, everyone to his heritage and everyone to his land. 16 And it shall be, if they will learn carefully the ways of My people, (E)to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they shall be (F)established in the midst of My people. 17 But if they do not (G)obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation,” says the Lord.

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