Verse 2
Jeremiah 15:2
Bible in Basic English
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And it will be, when they say to you, Where are we to go? then you are to say to them, The Lord has said, Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are to be in need of food, to need of food; and such as are to be taken away prisoners, to be taken away.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֛ה כִּֽי יֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖י/ךָ אָ֣נָה נֵצֵ֑א וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵי/הֶ֜ם כֹּֽה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לַ/מָּ֤וֶת לַ/מָּ֨וֶת֙ וַ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר לַ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ לַ/חֶ֔רֶב וַ/אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָֽ/רָעָב֙ לָֽ/רָעָ֔ב וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר לַ/שְּׁבִ֖י לַ/שֶּֽׁבִי
English Translation
And it shall be when they say to you, "Where are we going?" you shall say to them, "Thus says the Lord: Those destined for death to death, and those destined for the sword to the sword, and those destined for famine to famine, and those destined for captivity to captivity."
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