Verse 6

Jeremiah 5:6

New Living Translation

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6 So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.

Original Language Text

hebrew

עַל כֵּן֩ הִכָּ֨/ם אַרְיֵ֜ה מִ/יַּ֗עַר זְאֵ֤ב עֲרָבוֹת֙ יְשָׁדְדֵ֔/ם נָמֵ֤ר שֹׁקֵד֙ עַל עָ֣רֵי/הֶ֔ם כָּל הַ/יּוֹצֵ֥א מֵ/הֵ֖נָּה יִטָּרֵ֑ף כִּ֤י רַבּוּ֙ פִּשְׁעֵי/הֶ֔ם עָצְמ֖וּ משבותי/הם מְשׁוּבוֹתֵי/הֶֽם

English Translation

Therefore, the lion will be among the thickets, the wolf will be in the wilderness, the leopard will lie down by their cities; all who go out from there will be torn apart, for their transgressions are many, their sins have grown mighty.

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Chapter 5 Context

1 “Run up and down every street in Jerusalem,” says the LORD. “Look high and low; search throughout... Focus ↗

2 But even when they are under oath, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are still telli... Focus ↗

3 LORD, you are searching for honesty. You struck your people, but they paid no attention. Yo... Focus ↗

4 Then I said, “But what can we expect from the poor? They are ignorant. They don’t know the way... Focus ↗

5 So I will go and speak to their leaders. Surely they know the ways of the LORD and understand... Focus ↗

6 So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A...

7 “How can I pardon you? For even your children have turned from me. They have sworn by gods tha... Focus ↗

8 They are well-fed, lusty stallions, each neighing for his neighbor’s wife. Focus ↗

9 Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD. “Should I not avenge myself against such a nat... Focus ↗

10 “Go down the rows of the vineyards and destroy the grapevines, leaving a scattered few alive. ... Focus ↗

11 The people of Israel and Judah are full of treachery against me,” says the LORD. Focus ↗

12 “They have lied about the LORD and said, ‘He won’t bother us! No disasters will come upon us.<... Focus ↗

13 God (Elohim)’s prophets are all windbags who don’t really speak for him. Let their predictions... Focus ↗

14 Therefore, this is what the LORD God (Elohim) of Heaven’s Armies says: “Because the people are talki... Focus ↗

15 O Israel, I will bring a distant nation against you,” says the LORD. “It is a mighty nation,<b... Focus ↗

16 Their weapons are deadly; their warriors are mighty. Focus ↗

17 They will devour the food of your harvest; they will devour your sons and daughters. They will... Focus ↗

18 “Yet even in those days I will not blot you out completely,” says the LORD. Focus ↗

19 “And when your people ask, ‘Why did the LORD our God (Elohim) do all this to us?’ you must reply, ‘Y... Focus ↗

20 “Make this announcement to Israel, and say this to Judah: Focus ↗

21 Listen, you foolish and senseless people, with eyes that do not see and ears that do not hear.... Focus ↗

22 Have you no respect for me? Why don’t you tremble in my presence? I, the LORD, define the ocea... Focus ↗

23 But my people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned away and abandoned me. Focus ↗

24 They do not say from the heart, ‘Let us live in awe of the LORD our God (Elohim), for he gives... Focus ↗

25 Your wickedness has deprived you of these wonderful blessings. Your sin has robbed you of all the... Focus ↗

26 “Among my people are wicked men who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind. T... Focus ↗

27 Like a cage filled with birds, their homes are filled with evil plots. And now they are great... Focus ↗

28 They are fat and sleek, and there is no limit to their wicked deeds. They refuse to provide ju... Focus ↗

29 Should I not punish them for this?” says the LORD. “Should I not avenge myself against such a nat... Focus ↗

30 A horrible and shocking thing has happened in this land — Focus ↗

31 the prophets give false prophecies, and the priests rule with an iron hand. Worse yet, my peop... Focus ↗

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Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 5 (31 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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