Verse 14
Jeremiah 8:14
New Living Translation
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“Then the people will say,<br>‘Why should we wait here to die?<br>Come, let’s go to the fortified towns and die there.<br>For the LORD our God (Elohim) has decreed our destruction<br>and has given us a cup of poison to drink<br>because we sinned against the LORD.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
עַל מָה֙ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּ וְ/נָב֛וֹא אֶל עָרֵ֥י הַ/מִּבְצָ֖ר וְ/נִדְּמָה שָּׁ֑ם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י/נוּ הֲדִמָּ֨/נוּ֙ וַ/יַּשְׁקֵ֣/נוּ מֵי רֹ֔אשׁ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לַ/יהוָֽה
English Translation
Why are we sitting? Assemble and let us go to the fortified cities and let us be there, for the Lord our God has condemned us and has given us water of gall, for we have sinned against the Lord.
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