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Jeremiah 13:20-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 13:20-22
Holman Christian Standard Bible
20 Look up and see
those coming from the north.(A)
Where is the flock entrusted to you,
the sheep that were your pride?
The Destiny of Jerusalem
21 What will you say when He appoints
close friends as leaders over you,
ones you yourself trained?
Won’t labor pains seize you,(B)
as they do a woman in labor?
22 And when you ask yourself,
“Why have these things happened to me?”
It is because of your great guilt(C)
that your skirts have been stripped off,(D)
your body exposed.[a]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 13:22 Lit your heels have suffered violence
Jeremiah 13:20-22
New International Version
Jeremiah 13:20-22
New International Version
20 Look up and see
those who are coming from the north.(A)
Where is the flock(B) that was entrusted to you,
the sheep of which you boasted?
21 What will you say when the Lord sets over you
those you cultivated as your special allies?(C)
Will not pain grip you
like that of a woman in labor?(D)
22 And if you ask yourself,
“Why has this happened to me?”(E)—
it is because of your many sins(F)
that your skirts have been torn off(G)
and your body mistreated.(H)
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