Verse 15
Jeremiah 15:15
New Living Translation
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Then I said, “LORD, you know what’s happening to me.<br>Please step in and help me. Punish my persecutors!<br>Please give me time; don’t let me die young.<br>It’s for your sake that I am suffering.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַתָּ֧ה יָדַ֣עְתָּ יְהוָ֗ה זָכְרֵ֤/נִי וּ/פָקְדֵ֨/נִי֙ וְ/הִנָּ֤קֶם לִ/י֙ מֵ/רֹ֣דְפַ֔/י אַל לְ/אֶ֥רֶךְ אַפְּ/ךָ֖ תִּקָּחֵ֑/נִי דַּ֕ע שְׂאֵתִ֥/י עָלֶ֖י/ךָ חֶרְפָּֽה
English Translation
You have known, O Lord, my reproach and my shame, and my adversaries; do not take me away in the length of your anger; know my shame against you.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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