^11:12Then those living in the towns of Judah and in Jerusalem will²⁷ go and cry out for help to the gods to whom they have been sacrificing. However, those gods will by no means²⁸ be able to save them when disaster strikes them.

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Footnotes

27 Heb “Then the towns of Judah and those living in Jerusalem will …”
28 The Hebrew construction is emphatic involving the use of an infinitive of the verb before the verb itself (Heb “saving they will not save”). For this construction to give emphasis to an antithesis, cf. §113.p.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to whom they make offerings, but they cannot save them in the time of their trouble.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The towns of Judah and the people of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they burn incense, but they will not help them at all when disaster strikes.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the cities of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods they have been burning incense to, but they certainly will not save them in their time of disaster.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the people of Judah and Jerusalem will pray to their idols and burn incense before them. But the idols will not save them when disaster strikes!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry out to the gods to whom they are making smoke offerings, but they will certainly not save them in the time of their trouble.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.

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