Verse 18
Jeremiah 1:18
Bible in Basic English
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For see, this day have I made you a walled town, and an iron pillar, and walls of brass, against all the land, against the kings of Judah, against its captains, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲנִ֞י הִנֵּ֧ה נְתַתִּ֣י/ךָ הַ/יּ֗וֹם לְ/עִ֨יר מִבְצָ֜ר וּ/לְ/עַמּ֥וּד בַּרְזֶ֛ל וּ/לְ/חֹמ֥וֹת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל כָּל הָ/אָ֑רֶץ לְ/מַלְכֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ לְ/שָׂרֶ֔י/הָ לְ/כֹהֲנֶ֖י/הָ וּ/לְ/עַ֥ם הָ/אָֽרֶץ
English Translation
And I, behold, I have given you today to a fortified city and to a pillar of iron and to walls of bronze on all the earth for the kings of Judah, for its princes, for its priests, and for the people of the land.
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