New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 5:10-18

10“Go up through her vine rows and destroy, But do not execute a complete destruction; Strip away her branches, For they are not the Lord’s.11For the 1house of Israel and the house of Judah Have dealt very treacherously with Me,” declares the Lord.12They have 2lied about the Lord And said, “3 4Not He; Misfortune will 5not come on us, And we 6will not see sword or famine.13The 7prophets are as wind, And the word is not in them. Thus it will be done to them!”

14Therefore, thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, “Because you have spoken this word, Behold, I am 8making My words in your mouth fire And this people wood, and it will consume them.15Behold, I am 9bringing a nation against you from afar, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord. “It is an enduring nation, It is an ancient nation, A nation whose 10language you do not know, Nor can you understand what they say.16Their 11quiver is like an 12open grave, All of them are mighty men.17They will 13devour 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 14vines and your fig trees; They will demolish with the sword your 15fortified cities in which you trust.

18“Yet even in those days,” declares the Lord, “I will not make you a complete destruction.

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Notes

1. Jeremiah 5:11 Jer 3:6, 7, 20 ↩
2. Jeremiah 5:12 2 Chr 36:16 ↩
3. Jeremiah 5:12 Lit He is not ↩
4. Jeremiah 5:12 Prov 30:9; Jer 14:22; 43:1-4 ↩
5. Jeremiah 5:12 Jer 23:17 ↩
6. Jeremiah 5:12 Jer 14:13 ↩
7. Jeremiah 5:13 Job 8:2; Jer 14:13, 15; 22:22 ↩
8. Jeremiah 5:14 Is 24:6; Jer 1:9; 23:29; Hos 6:5; Zech 1:6 ↩
9. Jeremiah 5:15 Deut 28:49; Is 5:26; Jer 4:16 ↩
10. Jeremiah 5:15 Is 28:11 ↩
11. Jeremiah 5:16 Is 5:28; 13:18 ↩
12. Jeremiah 5:16 Ps 5:9 ↩
13. Jeremiah 5:17 Lev 26:16; Deut 28:31, 33; Jer 8:16; 50:7, 17 ↩
14. Jeremiah 5:17 Jer 8:13 ↩
15. Jeremiah 5:17 Hos 8:14 ↩

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