Verse 14
Jeremiah 8:14
Darby Translation
14
Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our God (Elohim) hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.
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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