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Jeremiah 15:5–6

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5For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or iwho shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside †to ask how thou doest? 6kThou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord, thou art lgone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee; mI am weary with repenting.

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Footnotes

  1. †Heb. to ask of thy peace? Judg. 18:15 marg.
  2. kDeut. 32:15. So ch. 2:13.
  3. lSee ch. 7:24.
  4. mComp. Hos. 13:14.

Cross references

  1. iIsai. 51:19. Nah. 3:7.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem,

or who will grieve for you?

Who will turn aside

to ask about your welfare?

You have rejected me, declares the Lord;

you keep going backward,

so I have stretched out my hand against you and destroyed you—

I am weary of relenting.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?

Who will mourn for you?

Who will stop to ask how you are?

You have rejected me,” declares the Lord.

“You keep on backsliding.

So I will reach out and destroy you;

I am tired of holding back.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Who will have pity on you, Jerusalem?

Who will show sympathy toward you?

Who will turn aside

to ask about your well-being?

You have left me.”

This is the Lord’s declaration.

“You have turned your back,

so I have stretched out my hand against you

and destroyed you.

I am tired of showing compassion.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Who will feel sorry for you, Jerusalem?

Who will weep for you?

Who will even bother to ask how you are?

You have abandoned me

and turned your back on me,”

says the Lord.

“Therefore, I will raise my fist to destroy you.

I am tired of always giving you another chance.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“For who will have compassion on you, O Jerusalem,

or who will show sympathy to you,

or who will turn aside to ask about your welfare?

You have forsaken me,” declares Yahweh.

“You go backward, so I have stretched my hand against you,

and I have destroyed you.

I am tired of becoming remorseful.