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Jeremiah 46:15–16

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15Why have your strong ones been swept away?

Each has not stood,

for the Lord has thrust him down.

16He continues to stumble.w

Indeed, each falls over the other.

They say, “Get up! Let’s return to our people

and to our native land,

away from the oppressor’s sword.”x

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Cross references

  1. wLv 26:36–37
  2. xJr 50:16

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Why are your mighty ones face down?

They do not stand

because the Lord thrust them down.

He made many stumble, and they fell,

and they said one to another,

‘Arise, and let us go back to our own people

and to the land of our birth,

because of the sword of the oppressor.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Why will your warriors be laid low?

They cannot stand, for the Lord will push them down.

They will stumble repeatedly;

they will fall over each other.

They will say, ‘Get up, let us go back

to our own people and our native lands,

away from the sword of the oppressor.’

NLTNew Living Translation

Why have your warriors fallen?

They cannot stand, for the Lord has knocked them down.

They stumble and fall over each other

and say among themselves,

‘Come, let’s go back to our people,

to the land of our birth.

Let’s get away from the sword of the enemy!’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Why are your bulls defeated?

He did not stand because Yahweh thrust him down.

He multiplied the ones stumbling.

Furthermore, each one fell to his neighbor,

and said, ‘Stand up, and let us return to our people

and to the land of our birth,

because of the presence of the sword of the oppressor.’

KJV 1900King James Version

Why are thy valiant men swept away?

They stood not, because the Lord did drive them.

He made many to fall,

Yea, one fell upon another:

And they said, Arise, and let us go again to our own people,

And to the land of our nativity,

From the oppressing sword.