Jeremiah’s Complaint

10 Woe is me, my mother,
that you gave birth to me,(A)
a man who incites dispute and conflict
in all the land.
I did not lend or borrow,
yet everyone curses me.(B)

The Lord’s Response

11 The Lord said:

Haven’t I set you loose for your good?
Haven’t I punished you
in a time of trouble,
in a time of distress with the enemy?[a]

12 Can anyone smash iron,
iron from the north, or bronze?

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Footnotes

  1. 15:11 Hb obscure

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