Verse 17
Jeremiah 29:17
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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Thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will send upon them the sword, and the famine, and the pestilence: and I will make them like bad figs that cannot be eaten, because they are very bad.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְ/נִי֙ מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ בָּ֔/ם אֶת הַ/חֶ֖רֶב אֶת הָ/רָעָ֣ב וְ/אֶת הַ/דָּ֑בֶר וְ/נָתַתִּ֣י אוֹתָ֗/ם כַּ/תְּאֵנִים֙ הַ/שֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה מֵ/רֹֽעַ
English Translation
Thus says the Lord of Hosts: Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, the famine, and the plague, and I will make them like the unripe figs that cannot be eaten due to badness.
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