Jeremiah 5:14-17
Authorized (King James) Version
14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts,
Because ye speak this word,
behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire,
and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far,
O house of Israel, saith the Lord:
it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language thou knowest not,
neither understandest what they say.
16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre,
they are all mighty men.
17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread,
which thy sons and thy daughters should eat:
they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds:
they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees:
they shall impoverish thy fenced cities,
wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.
Jeremiah 5:14-17
American Standard Version
14 Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them. 15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is [a]a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. 16 Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 17 And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat; they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds; they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall [b]beat down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
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- Jeremiah 5:15 Or, an enduring nation
- Jeremiah 5:17 Or, impoverish
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