⁷And I will lay waste the plans^g of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will bring them to ruin by the sword before^h their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life, and I will give their dead bodiesⁱ as food to the birds^j of heaven and to the animals^k of the earth.

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Footnotes

gHebrew “plan”
hLiterally “to the face of”
iHebrew “dead body”
jHebrew “bird”
kHebrew “animal”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And in this place I will make void the plans of Judah and Jerusalem, and will cause their people to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hand of those who seek their life. I will give their dead bodies for food to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the earth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“ ‘In this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, at the hands of those who want to kill them, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds and the wild animals.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will spoil the plans of Judah and Jerusalem in this place. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hand of those who intend to take their life. I will provide their corpses as food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land.

NLTNew Living Translation

“ ‘For I will upset the careful plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will allow the people to be slaughtered by invading armies, and I will leave their dead bodies as food for the vultures and wild animals.

KJV 1900King James Version

And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place; and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their lives: and their carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.

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