Verse 7

Jeremiah 19:7

Bible in Basic English

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7 I will make the purpose of Judah and Jerusalem come to nothing in this place; I will have them put to the sword by their haters, and by the hands of those who have designs on their life; and their dead bodies I will give to be food for the birds of heaven and the beasts of the earth.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ֠/בַקֹּתִי אֶת עֲצַ֨ת יְהוּדָ֤ה וִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ בַּ/מָּק֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֔ה וְ/הִפַּלְתִּ֤י/ם בַּ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם וּ/בְ/יַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑/ם וְ/נָתַתִּ֤י אֶת נִבְלָתָ/ם֙ לְ/מַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְ/ע֥וֹף הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם וּ/לְ/בֶהֱמַ֥ת הָ/אָֽרֶץ

English Translation

I will lay waste to the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place, and I will fall upon them by the sword before their enemies and by the hand of those who seek their lives; and I will give their dead bodies as food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth.

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Chapter 19 Context

1 This is what the Lord has said: Go and get for money a potter's bottle made of earth, and take with... Focus ↗

2 And go out to the valley of the son of Hinnom, by the way into the door of broken pots, and there sa... Focus ↗

3 Say, Give ear to the word of the Lord, O kings of Judah and people of Jerusalem; the Lord of armies,... Focus ↗

4 Because they have given me up, and made this place a strange place, burning perfumes in it to other... Focus ↗

5 And they have put up the high places of the Baal, burning their sons in the fire; a thing which was... Focus ↗

6 For this cause, see, a time is coming, says the Lord, when this place will no longer be named Tophet... Focus ↗

7 I will make the purpose of Judah and Jerusalem come to nothing in this place; I will have them put t...

8 And I will make this town a thing of wonder and a cause of surprise; everyone who goes by will be ov... Focus ↗

9 I will make them take the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters for food, they will b... Focus ↗

10 Then let the potter's bottle be broken before the eyes of the men who have gone with you, Focus ↗

11 And say to them, This is what the Lord of armies has said: Even so will this people and this town be... Focus ↗

12 This is what I will do to this place, says the Lord, and to its people, making this town like Tophet... Focus ↗

13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, which they have made unclean, wil... Focus ↗

14 Then Jeremiah came from Topheth, where the Lord had sent him to give the prophet's word; and he took... Focus ↗

15 The Lord of armies, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said: See, I will send on this town and on all h... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 19 (15 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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