Verse 18
Jeremiah 14:18
New Living Translation
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If I go out into the fields,<br>I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.<br>If I walk the city streets,<br>I see people who have died of starvation.<br>The prophets and priests continue with their work,<br>but they don’t know what they’re doing.”<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
אִם יָצָ֣אתִי הַ/שָּׂדֶ֗ה וְ/הִנֵּה֙ חַלְלֵי חֶ֔רֶב וְ/אִם֙ בָּ֣אתִי הָ/עִ֔יר וְ/הִנֵּ֖ה תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י רָעָ֑ב כִּֽי גַם נָבִ֧יא גַם כֹּהֵ֛ן סָחֲר֥וּ אֶל אֶ֖רֶץ וְ/לֹ֥א יָדָֽעוּ
English Translation
If I went out to the field and behold, the slain by the sword; and if I came to the city and behold, the sufferers of hunger; for both the prophet and the priest have gone to a land and they do not know.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1
This message came to Jeremiah from the LORD, explaining why he was holding back the rain:
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“Judah wilts;<br>commerce at the city gates grinds to a halt.<br>All the people sit on the ground in...
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3
The nobles send servants to get water,<br>but all the wells are dry.<br>The servants return with emp...
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4
The ground is parched<br>and cracked for lack of rain.<br>The farmers are deeply troubled;<br>they,...
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5
Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn<br>because there is no grass in the field.<br>
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6
The wild donkeys stand on the bare hills<br>panting like thirsty jackals.<br>They strain their eyes...
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7
The people say, “Our wickedness has caught up with us, LORD,<br>but help us for the sake of your own...
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8
O Hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble,<br>why are you like a stranger to us?<br>Why are y...
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9
Are you also confused?<br>Is our champion helpless to save us?<br>You are right here among us, LORD....
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10
So this is what the LORD says to his people:<br>“You love to wander far from me<br>and do not restra...
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11
Then the LORD said to me, “Do not pray for these people anymore.
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12
When they fast, I will pay no attention. When they present their burnt offerings and grain offerings...
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13
Then I said, “O Sovereign LORD, their prophets are telling them, ‘All is well — no war or famine wil...
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14
Then the LORD said, “These prophets are telling lies in my name. I did not send them or tell them to...
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15
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: I will punish these lying prophets, for they have spoken in m...
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16
As for the people to whom they prophesy — their bodies will be thrown out into the streets of Jerusa...
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17
Now, Jeremiah, say this to them: “Night and day my eyes overflow with tears.<br>I cannot stop weepin...
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18
If I go out into the fields,<br>I see the bodies of people slaughtered by the enemy.<br>If I walk th...
19
LORD, have you completely rejected Judah?<br>Do you really hate Jerusalem?<br>Why have you wounded u...
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20
LORD, we confess our wickedness<br>and that of our ancestors, too.<br>We all have sinned against you...
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21
For the sake of your reputation, LORD, do not abandon us.<br>Do not disgrace your own glorious thron...
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22
Can any of the worthless foreign gods send us rain?<br>Does it fall from the sky by itself?<br>No, y...
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