Jeremiah 5:15–17
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5:15The Lord says,49 “Listen,50 nation of Israel!51
I am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you.
It will be a nation that was founded long ago
and has lasted for a long time.
It will be a nation whose language you will not know.
Its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand.
5:16All of its soldiers are strong and mighty.52
Their arrows will send you to your grave.53
5:17They will eat up your crops and your food.
They will kill off54 your sons and your daughters.
They will eat up your sheep and your cattle.
They will destroy your vines and your fig trees.55
Their weapons will batter down56
the fortified cities you trust in.
Footnotes
- 49 Heb “oracle of the Lord.”
- 50 Heb “Behold!”
- 51 Heb “house of Israel.”
- 52 Heb “All of them are mighty warriors.”
- 53 Heb “his quiver [is] an open grave.” The order of the lines has been reversed to make the transition from “nation” to “their arrows” easier.
- 54 Heb “eat up.”
- 55 Or “eat up your grapes and figs”; Heb “eat up your vines and your fig trees.” It was typical for an army in time of war in the ancient Near East not only to eat up the crops but to destroy the means of further production.
- 56 Heb “They will beat down with the sword.” The term “sword” is a figure of speech (synecdoche) for military weapons in general. Siege ramps, not swords, beat down city walls; swords kill people, not city walls.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Behold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
nor can you understand what they say.
Their quiver is like an open tomb;
they are all mighty warriors.
They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your fortified cities in which you trust
they shall beat down with the sword.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
People of Israel,” declares the Lord,
“I am bringing a distant nation against you—
an ancient and enduring nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you do not understand.
Their quivers are like an open grave;
all of them are mighty warriors.
They will devour your harvests and food,
devour your sons and daughters;
they will devour your flocks and herds,
devour your vines and fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
the fortified cities in which you trust.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
I am about to bring a nation
from far away against you,
house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.
Their quiver is like an open grave;
they are all warriors.
They will consume your harvest and your food.
They will consume your sons and your daughters.
They will consume your flocks and your herds.
They will consume your vines and your fig trees.
With the sword they will destroy
your fortified cities in which you trust.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you,”
says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
an ancient nation,
a people whose language you do not know,
whose speech you cannot understand.
Their weapons are deadly;
their warriors are mighty.
They will devour the food of your harvest;
they will devour your sons and daughters.
They will devour your flocks and herds;
they will devour your grapes and figs.
And they will destroy your fortified towns,
which you think are so safe.
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Look, I am about to bring on you a nation from afar,
O house of Israel,” declares Yahweh.
“It is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation.
A nation whose language you do not know,
and you cannot understand what they speak.
Their quiver is like an open tomb,
all of them are warriors.
And they will eat your harvest and your food,
they will eat your sons and your daughters,
they will eat your flock and your herd,
they will eat your vine and your fig tree,
they will smash with the sword your fortified cities,
in which you trust.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
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. Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. 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.
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