Jeremiah 15:10-12
American Standard Version
10 Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.
11 Jehovah said, Verily I will [a]strengthen thee for good; verily [b]I will cause the enemy to make supplication unto thee in the time of evil and in the time of affliction. 12 [c]Can one break iron, even iron from the north, and brass?
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- Jeremiah 15:11 Another reading is, release
- Jeremiah 15:11 Or, I will intercede for thee with the enemy
- Jeremiah 15:12 Or, Can iron break iron from etc.
Jeremiah 15:10-12
New International Version
10 Alas, my mother, that you gave me birth,(A)
a man with whom the whole land strives and contends!(B)
I have neither lent(C) nor borrowed,
yet everyone curses(D) me.
11 The Lord said,
“Surely I will deliver you(E) for a good purpose;
surely I will make your enemies plead(F) with you
in times of disaster and times of distress.
12 “Can a man break iron—
iron from the north(G)—or bronze?
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