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Jeremiah 12:14

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12:14“I, the Lord, also have something to say concerning44 the wicked nations who surround my land45 and have attacked and plundered46 the land that I gave to my people as a permanent possession.47 I say: ‘I will uproot the people of those nations from their lands and I will free the people of Judah who have been taken there.48

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Footnotes

  1. 44 Heb “Thus says the Lord concerning.…” This structure has been adopted to prevent a long dangling introduction to what the Lord has to say that does not begin until the middle of the verse in Hebrew. The first person address was adopted because the speaker is still the Lord as in vv. 7–13.
  2. 45 Heb “my wicked neighbors.”
  3. 46 Heb “touched.” For the nuance of this verb here see 619 נָגַע Qal.3 and compare the usage in 1 Chr 16:22 where it is parallel to “do harm to” and Zech 2:8 where it is parallel to “plundered.”
  4. 47 Heb “the inheritance which I caused my people Israel to inherit.” Compare 3:18.
  5. 48 Heb “I will uproot the house of Judah from their midst.” There appears to be an interesting play on the Hebrew word translated “uproot” in this verse. In the first instance it refers to “uprooting the nations from upon their lands,” i.e., to exiling them. In the second instance it refers to “uprooting the Judeans from the midst of them,” i.e., to rescue them.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Thus says the Lord concerning all my evil neighbors who touch the heritage that I have given my people Israel to inherit: “Behold, I will pluck them up from their land, and I will pluck up the house of Judah from among them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

This is what the Lord says: “As for all my wicked neighbors who seize the inheritance I gave my people Israel, I will uproot them from their lands and I will uproot the people of Judah from among them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what the Lord says: “Concerning all my evil neighbors who attack the inheritance that I bequeathed to my people, Israel, I am about to uproot them from their land, and I will uproot the house of Judah from them.

NLTNew Living Translation

Now this is what the Lord says: “I will uproot from their land all the evil nations reaching out for the possession I gave my people Israel. And I will uproot Judah from among them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Thus says Yahweh concerning all of the evil neighbors who touch the inheritance that I gave as an inheritance to my people Israel: “Look, I am about to drive them out from their land, and the house of Judah I will drive out from among them.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them.