Jer.7.30

"The people of Judah have lived evil lives while I've stood by and watched." GOD's Decree. "In deliberate insult to me, they've set up their obscene god-images in the very Temple that was built to honor me.

Jer.7.30

"'The people of Judah have done evil in my eyes, declares the LORD. They have set up their detestable idols in the house that bears my Name and have defiled it.

Jer.7.30

For the children of Judah have done evil in My sight," says the LORD. "They have set their abominations in the house which is called by My name, to pollute it.

Jer.7.30

"The people of Judah have sinned before my very eyes," says the LORD. "They have set up their abominable idols right in my own Temple, defiling it.

Jer.7.31

They've constructed Topheth altars for burning babies in prominent places all through the valley of Ben-hinnom, altars for burning their sons and daughters alive in the fire--a shocking perversion of all that I am and all I command.

Jer.7.31

They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire-something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.

Jer.7.31

And they have built the high places of Tophet, which is in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, nor did it come into My heart.

Jer.7.31

They have built the pagan shrines of Topheth in the valley of the son of Hinnom, where they sacrifice their little sons and daughters in the fire. I have never commanded such a horrible deed; it never even crossed my mind to command such a thing!

Jer.7.32

"But soon, very soon"--GOD's Decree!-"the names Topheth and Ben-hinnom will no longer be used. They'll call the place what it is: Murder Meadow. Corpses will be stacked up in Topheth because there's no room left to bury them!

Jer.7.32

So beware, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when people will no longer call it Topheth or the Valley of Ben Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter, for they will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.

Jer.7.32

"Therefore behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "when it will no more be called Tophet, or the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter; for they will bury in Tophet until there is no room.

Jer.7.32

So beware, for the time is coming," says the LORD, "when that place will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. They will bury so many bodies in Topheth that there won't be room for all the graves.

Jer.7.33

Corpses abandoned in the open air, fed on by crows and coyotes, who have the run of the place.

Jer.7.33

Then the carcasses of this people will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.

Jer.7.33

The corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth. And no one will frighten them away.

Jer.7.33

The corpses of my people will be food for the vultures and wild animals, and no one will be left to scare them away.

Jer.7.34

And I'll empty both smiles and laughter from the villages of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem. No wedding songs, no holiday sounds. Dead silence. [JC]

Jer.7.34

I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and gladness and to the voices of bride and bridegroom in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem, for the land will become desolate.

Jer.7.34

Then I will cause to cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride. For the land shall be desolate.

Jer.7.34

I will put an end to the happy singing and laughter in the streets of Jerusalem. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard in the towns of Judah. The land will lie in complete desolation.

Jer.8.1

"And when the time comes"--God's Decree!-"I'll see to it that they dig up the bones of the kings of Judah, the bones of the princes and priests and prophets, and yes, even the bones of the common people.

Jer.8.1

"'At that time, declares the LORD, the bones of the kings and officials of Judah, the bones of the priests and prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem will be removed from their graves.

Jer.8.1

"At that time," says the LORD, "they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its princes, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, out of their graves.

Jer.8.1

"In that day," says the LORD, "the enemy will break open the graves of the kings and officials of Judah, and the graves of the priests, prophets, and common people.

Jer.8.2

They'll dig them up and spread them out like a congregation at worship before sun, moon, and stars, all those sky gods they've been so infatuated with all these years, following their "lucky stars' in doglike devotion. The bones will be left scattered and exposed, to reenter the soil as fertilizer, like manure.

Jer.8.2

They will be exposed to the sun and the moon and all the stars of the heavens, which they have loved and served and which they have followed and consulted and worshiped. They will not be gathered up or buried, but will be like refuse lying on the ground.

Jer.8.2

They shall spread them before the sun and the moon and all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served and after which they have walked, which they have sought and which they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth.

Jer.8.2

They will dig out their bones and spread them out on the ground before the sun, moon, and stars--the gods my people have loved, served, and worshiped. Their bones will not be gathered up again or buried but will be scattered on the ground like dung.

Jer.8.3

"Everyone left--all from this evil generation unlucky enough to still be alive in whatever godforsaken place I will have driven them to--will wish they were dead." Decree of GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies.

Jer.8.3

Wherever I banish them, all the survivors of this evil nation will prefer death to life, declares the LORD Almighty.'

Jer.8.3

Then death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of those who remain of this evil family, who remain in all the places where I have driven them," says the LORD of hosts.

Jer.8.3

And the people of this evil nation who survive will wish to die rather than live where I will send them. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken!

Jer.8.4

"Tell them this, GOD's Message: Do people fall down and not get up? Or take the wrong road and then just keep going?

Jer.8.4

"Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: "'When men fall down, do they not get up? When a man turns away, does he not return?

Jer.8.4

"Moreover you shall say to them, "Thus says the LORD: "Will they fall and not rise? Will one turn away and not return?

Jer.8.4

"Jeremiah, say to the people, `This is what the LORD says: When people fall down, don't they get up again? When they start down the wrong road and discover their mistake, don't they turn back?

Jer.8.5

So why does this people go backwards, and just keep on going--backwards! They stubbornly hold on to their illusions, refuse to change direction.

Jer.8.5

Why then have these people turned away? Why does Jerusalem always turn away? They cling to deceit; they refuse to return.

Jer.8.5

Why has this people slidden back, Jerusalem, in a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, They refuse to return.

Jer.8.5

Then why do these people keep going along their self-destructive path, refusing to turn back, even though I have warned them?

Jer.8.6

I listened carefully but heard not so much as a whisper. No one expressed one word of regret. Not a single "I'm sorry" did I hear. They just kept at it, blindly and stupidly banging their heads against a brick wall.

Jer.8.6

I have listened attentively, but they do not say what is right. No one repents of his wickedness, saying, "What have I done?" Each pursues his own course like a horse charging into battle.

Jer.8.6

I listened and heard, But they do not speak aright. No man repented of his wickedness, Saying, "What have I done?' Everyone turned to his own course, As the horse rushes into the battle.

Jer.8.6

I listen to their conversations, and what do I hear? Is anyone sorry for sin? Does anyone say, "What a terrible thing I have done"? No! All are running down the path of sin as swiftly as a horse rushing into battle!

Jer.8.7

Cranes know when it's time to move south for winter. And robins, warblers, and bluebirds know when it's time to come back again. But my people? My people know nothing, not the first thing of GOD and his rule.

Jer.8.7

Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and the thrush observe the time of their migration. But my people do not know the requirements of the LORD.

Jer.8.7

"Even the stork in the heavens Knows her appointed times; And the turtledove, the swift, and the swallow Observe the time of their coming. But My people do not know the judgment of the LORD.

Jer.8.7

The stork knows the time of her migration, as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane. They all return at the proper time each year. But not my people! They do not know what the LORD requires of them.

Jer.8.8

How can you say, "We know the score. We're the proud owners of GOD's revelation"? Look where it's gotten you--stuck in illusion. Your religion experts have taken you for a ride!

Jer.8.8

"'How can you say, "We are wise, for we have the law of the LORD," when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely?

Jer.8.8

"How can you say, "We are wise, And the law of the LORD is with us'? Look, the false pen of the scribe certainly works falsehood.

Jer.8.8

" `How can you say, "We are wise because we have the law of the LORD," when your teachers have twisted it so badly?

Jer.8.9

Your know-it--alls will be unmasked, caught and shown up for what they are. Look at them! They know everything but GOD's Word. Do you call that "knowing"?

Jer.8.9

The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what kind of wisdom do they have?

Jer.8.9

The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; So what wisdom do they have?

Jer.8.9

These wise teachers will be shamed by exile for their sin, for they have rejected the word of the LORD. Are they so wise after all?

Jer.8.10

So here's what will happen to the know-it--alls: I'll make them wifeless and homeless. Everyone's after the dishonest dollar, little people and big people alike. Prophets and priests and everyone in-between twist words and doctor truth.

Jer.8.10

Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.

Jer.8.10

Therefore I will give their wives to others, And their fields to those who will inherit them; Because from the least even to the greatest Everyone is given to covetousness; From the prophet even to the priest Everyone deals falsely.

Jer.8.10

I will give their wives and their farms to others. From the least to the greatest, they trick others to get what does not belong to them. Yes, even my prophets and priests are like that.

Jer.8.11

My dear Daughter--my people--broken, shattered, and yet they put on band-aids, Saying, "It's not so bad. You'll be just fine." But things are not "just fine"!

Jer.8.11

They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. "Peace, peace," they say, when there is no peace.

Jer.8.11

For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of My people slightly, Saying, "Peace, peace!' When there is no peace.

Jer.8.11

They offer superficial treatments for my people's mortal wound. They give assurances of peace when all is war.

Jer.8.12

Do you suppose they are embarrassed over this outrage? Not really. They have no shame. They don't even know how to blush. There's no hope for them. They've hit bottom and there's no getting up. As far as I'm concerned, they're finished.'" GOD has spoken. [JC]

Jer.8.12

Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the LORD.

Jer.8.12

Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? No! They were not at all ashamed, Nor did they know how to blush. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; In the time of their punishment They shall be cast down," says the LORD.

Jer.8.12

Are they ashamed when they do these disgusting things? No, not at all--they don't even blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be humbled when they are punished, says the LORD.

Jer.8.13

I went out to see if I could salvage anything'" -GOD's Decree--but found nothing: Not a grape, not a fig, just a few withered leaves. I'm taking back everything I gave them.'"

Jer.8.13

"'I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine. There will be no figs on the tree, and their leaves will wither. What I have given them will be taken from them. '"

Jer.8.13

"I will surely consume them," says the LORD. "No grapes shall be on the vine, Nor figs on the fig tree, And the leaf shall fade; And the things I have given them shall pass away from them.""'

Jer.8.13

I will take away their rich harvests of figs and grapes. Their fruit trees will all die. All the good things I prepared for them will soon be gone. I, the LORD, have spoken!'

Jer.8.14

So why are we sitting here, doing nothing? Let's get organized. Let's go to the big city and at least die fighting. We've gotten GOD's ultimatum: We're damned if we do and damned if we don't--damned because of our sin against him.

Jer.8.14

"Why are we sitting here? Gather together! Let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there! For the LORD our God has doomed us to perish and given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against him.

Jer.8.14

"Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, And let us enter the fortified cities, And let us be silent there. For the LORD our God has put us to silence And given us water of gall to drink, Because we have sinned against the LORD.

Jer.8.14

"Then the people will say, `Why should we wait here to die? Come, let's go to the fortified cities to die there. For the LORD our God has decreed our destruction and has given us a cup of poison to drink because we sinned against the LORD.

Jer.8.15

We hoped things would turn out for the best, but it didn't happen that way. We were waiting around for healing--and terror showed up!

Jer.8.15

We hoped for peace but no good has come, for a time of healing but there was only terror.

Jer.8.15

"We looked for peace, but no good came; And for a time of health, and there was trouble!

Jer.8.15

We hoped for peace, but no peace came. We hoped for a time of healing, but found only terror.

Jer.8.16

From Dan at the northern borders we hear the hooves of horses, Horses galloping, horses neighing. The ground shudders and quakes. They're going to swallow up the whole country. Towns and people alike--fodder for war.

Jer.8.16

The snorting of the enemy's horses is heard from Dan; at the neighing of their stallions the whole land trembles. They have come to devour the land and everything in it, the city and all who live there."

Jer.8.16

The snorting of His horses was heard from Dan. The whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of His strong ones; For they have come and devoured the land and all that is in it, The city and those who dwell in it."

Jer.8.16

The snorting of the enemies' warhorses can be heard all the way from the land of Dan in the north! The whole land trembles at the approach of the terrible army, for it is coming to devour the land and everything in it--cities and people alike.'

Jer.8.17

What's more, I'm dispatching poisonous snakes among you, Snakes that can't be charmed, snakes that will bite you and kill you.'" GOD's Decree!

Jer.8.17

"See, I will send venomous snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you," declares the LORD.

Jer.8.17

"For behold, I will send serpents among you, Vipers which cannot be charmed, And they shall bite you," says the LORD.

Jer.8.17

"I will send these enemy troops among you like poisonous snakes you cannot charm," says the LORD. "No matter what you do, they will bite you, and you will die."

Jer.8.18

I drown in grief. I'm heartsick.

Jer.8.18

O my Comforter in sorrow, my heart is faint within me.

Jer.8.18

I would comfort myself in sorrow; My heart is faint in me.

Jer.8.18

My grief is beyond healing; my heart is broken.

Jer.8.19

Oh, listen! Please listen! It's the cry of my dear people reverberating through the country. Is GOD no longer in Zion? Has the King gone away? Can you tell me why they flaunt their plaything--gods, their silly, imported no-gods before me?

Jer.8.19

Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: "Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?Why have they provoked me to anger with their images, with their worthless foreign idols?"

Jer.8.19

Listen! The voice, The cry of the daughter of my people From a far country: "Is not the LORD in Zion? Is not her King in her?" "Why have they provoked Me to anger With their carved images-- With foreign idols?"

Jer.8.19

Listen to the weeping of my people; it can be heard all across the land. "Has the LORD abandoned Jerusalem?" the people ask. "Is her King no longer there?Oh, why have they angered me with their carved idols and worthless gods?" asks the LORD.

Jer.8.20

The crops are in, the summer is over, but for us nothing's changed. We're still waiting to be rescued.

Jer.8.20

"The harvest is past, the summer has ended, and we are not saved."

Jer.8.20

"The harvest is past, The summer is ended, And we are not saved!"

Jer.8.20

"The harvest is finished, and the summer is gone," the people cry, "yet we are not saved!"

Jer.8.21

For my dear broken people, I'm heartbroken. I weep, seized by grief.

Jer.8.21

Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.

Jer.8.21

For the hurt of the daughter of my people I am hurt. I am mourning; Astonishment has taken hold of me.

Jer.8.21

I weep for the hurt of my people. I am stunned and silent, mute with grief.

Jer.8.22

Are there no healing ointments in Gilead? Isn't there a doctor in the house? So why can't something be done to heal and save my dear, dear people? [JC]

Jer.8.22

Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?

Jer.8.22

Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people?

Jer.8.22

Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why is there no healing for the wounds of my people?

Jer.9.1

I wish my head were a well of water and my eyes fountains of tears So I could weep day and night for casualties among my dear, dear people.

Jer.9.1

Oh, that my head were a spring of water and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night for the slain of my people.

Jer.9.1

Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!

Jer.9.1

Oh, that my eyes were a fountain of tears; I would weep forever! I would sob day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.

Jer.9.2

At times I wish I had a wilderness hut, a backwoods cabin, Where I could get away from my people and never see them again. They're a faithless, feckless bunch, a congregation of degenerates. [JC]

Jer.9.2

Oh, that I had in the desert a lodging place for travelers, so that I might leave my people and go away from them; for they are all adulterers, a crowd of unfaithful people.

Jer.9.2

Oh, that I had in the wilderness A lodging place for travelers; That I might leave my people, And go from them! For they are all adulterers, An assembly of treacherous men.

Jer.9.2

Oh, that I could go away and forget them and live in a shack in the desert, for they are all adulterous and treacherous.

Jer.9.3

"Their tongues shoot out lies like a bow shoots arrows--A mighty army of liars, the sworn enemies of truth. They advance from one evil to the next, ignorant of me." GOD's Decree.

Jer.9.3

"They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me," declares the LORD.

Jer.9.3

"And like their bow they have bent their tongues for lies. They are not valiant for the truth on the earth. For they proceed from evil to evil, And they do not know Me," says the LORD.

Jer.9.3

"My people bend their tongues like bows to shoot lies. They refuse to stand up for the truth. And they only go from bad to worse! They care nothing for me," says the LORD.

Jer.9.4

"Be wary of even longtime neighbors. Don't even trust your grandmother! Brother schemes against brother, like old cheating Jacob. Friend against friend spreads malicious gossip.

Jer.9.4

"Beware of your friends; do not trust your brothers. For every brother is a deceiver, and every friend a slanderer.

Jer.9.4

"Everyone take heed to his neighbor, And do not trust any brother; For every brother will utterly supplant, And every neighbor will walk with slanderers.

Jer.9.4

"Beware of your neighbor! Beware of your brother! They all take advantage of one another and spread their slanderous lies.

Jer.9.5

Neighbors gyp neighbors, never telling the truth. They've trained their tongues to tell lies, and now they can't tell the truth.

Jer.9.5

Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.

Jer.9.5

Everyone will deceive his neighbor, And will not speak the truth; They have taught their tongue to speak lies; They weary themselves to commit iniquity.

Jer.9.5

They all fool and defraud each other; no one tells the truth. With practiced tongues they tell lies; they wear themselves out with all their sinning.

Jer.9.6

They pile wrong upon wrong, stack lie upon lie, and refuse to know me." GOD's Decree.

Jer.9.6

You live in the midst of deception; in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me," declares the LORD.

Jer.9.6

Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit; Through deceit they refuse to know Me," says the LORD.

Jer.9.6

They pile lie upon lie and utterly refuse to come to me," says the LORD.

Jer.9.7

Therefore, GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says: "Watch this! I'll melt them down and see what they're made of. What else can I do with a people this wicked?

Jer.9.7

Therefore this is what the LORD Almighty says: "See, I will refine and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?

Jer.9.7

Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Behold, I will refine them and try them; For how shall I deal with the daughter of My people?

Jer.9.7

Therefore, the LORD Almighty says, "See, I will melt them in a crucible and test them like metal. What else can I do with them?

Jer.9.8

Their tongues are poison arrows! Deadly lies stream from their mouths. Neighbor greets neighbor with a smile, "Good morning! How're things?' while scheming to do away with him.

Jer.9.8

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks with deceit. With his mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

Jer.9.8

Their tongue is an arrow shot out; It speaks deceit; One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, But in his heart he lies in wait.

Jer.9.8

For their tongues aim lies like poisoned arrows. They promise peace to their neighbors while planning to kill them.

Jer.9.9

Do you think I'm going to stand around and do nothing?" GOD's Decree. "Don't you think I'll take serious measures against a people like this?

Jer.9.9

Should I not punish them for this?" declares the LORD. "Should I not avenge myself on such a nation as this?"

Jer.9.9

Shall I not punish them for these things?" says the LORD. "Shall I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?"

Jer.9.9

Should I not punish them for this?" asks the LORD. "Should I not avenge myself against a nation such as this?"

Jer.9.10

"I'm lamenting the loss of the mountain pastures. I'm chanting dirges for the old grazing grounds. They've become deserted wastelands too dangerous for travelers. No sounds of sheep bleating or cattle mooing. Birds and wild animals, all gone. Nothing stirring, no sounds of life.

Jer.9.10

I will weep and wail for the mountains and take up a lament concerning the desert pastures. They are desolate and untraveled, and the lowing of cattle is not heard. The birds of the air have fled and the animals are gone.

Jer.9.10

I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains, And for the dwelling places of the wilderness a lamentation, Because they are burned up, So that no one can pass through; Nor can men hear the voice of the cattle. Both the birds of the heavens and the beasts have fled; They are gone.

Jer.9.10

I will weep for the mountains and wail for the desert pastures. For they are desolate and empty of life; the lowing of cattle is heard no more; the birds and wild animals all have fled.

Jer.9.11

I'm going to make Jerusalem a pile of rubble, fit for nothing but stray cats and dogs. I'm going to reduce Judah's towns to piles of ruins where no one lives!" [JC]

Jer.9.11

"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a haunt of jackals; and I will lay waste the towns of Judah so no one can live there."

Jer.9.11

"I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a den of jackals. I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant."

Jer.9.11

"I will make Jerusalem into a heap of ruins," says the LORD. "It will be a place haunted by jackals. The towns of Judah will be ghost towns, with no one living in them."

Jer.9.12

I asked, "Is there anyone around bright enough to tell us what's going on here? Anyone who has the inside story from GOD and can let us in on it? "Why is the country wasted? "Why no travelers in this desert?"

Jer.9.12

What man is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?

Jer.9.12

Who is the wise man who may understand this? And who is he to whom the mouth of the LORD has spoken, that he may declare it? Why does the land perish and burn up like a wilderness, so that no one can pass through?

Jer.9.12

Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it to others? Why has the land been ruined so completely that no one even dares to travel through it?

Jer.9.13

GOD's answer: "Because they abandoned my plain teaching. They wouldn't listen to anything I said, refused to live the way I told them to.

Jer.9.13

The LORD said, "It is because they have forsaken my law, which I set before them; they have not obeyed me or followed my law.

Jer.9.13

And the LORD said, "Because they have forsaken My law which I set before them, and have not obeyed My voice, nor walked according to it,

Jer.9.13

The LORD replies, "This has happened because my people have abandoned the instructions I gave them; they have refused to obey my law.

Jer.9.14

Instead they lived any way they wanted and took up with the Baal gods, who they thought would give them what they wanted--following the example of their parents."

Jer.9.14

Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as their fathers taught them."

Jer.9.14

but they have walked according to the dictates of their own hearts and after the Baals, which their fathers taught them,"

Jer.9.14

Instead, they have stubbornly followed their own desires and worshiped the images of Baal, as their ancestors taught them.

Jer.9.15

And this is the consequence. GOD-of-the-Angel-Armies says so: "I'll feed them with pig slop. "I'll give them poison to drink.

Jer.9.15

Therefore, this is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: "See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.

Jer.9.15

therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Behold, I will feed them, this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

Jer.9.15

So now, listen to what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Look! I will feed them with bitterness and give them poison to drink.

Jer.9.16

"Then I'll scatter them far and wide among godless peoples that neither they nor their parents have ever heard of, and I'll send Death in pursuit until there's nothing left of them."

Jer.9.16

I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will pursue them with the sword until I have destroyed them."

Jer.9.16

I will scatter them also among the Gentiles, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. And I will send a sword after them until I have consumed them."

Jer.9.16

I will scatter them around the world, and they will be strangers in distant lands. Their enemies will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely."