Verse 21
Jeremiah 14:21
Free Bible Version
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Can the false gods of the other nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it's you, Lord our God (Elohim). So we put our hope in you, because only you can do all this.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַל תִּנְאַץ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שִׁמְ/ךָ֔ אַל תְּנַבֵּ֖ל כִּסֵּ֣א כְבוֹדֶ֑/ךָ זְכֹ֕ר אַל תָּפֵ֥ר בְּרִֽיתְ/ךָ֖ אִתָּֽ/נוּ
English Translation
Do not contend for the sake of your name; do not disgrace your glorious throne; remember, do not break your covenant with us.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
1
This is a message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah regarding the drought:
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Judah is in mourning; her towns are wasting away. Her people are weeping for the land, and a cry for...
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3
Rich people send their servants to get water. They go to the cisterns, but don't find any water. The...
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4
The ground has dried up because there hasn't been any rain in the land. The farmers are ashamed; the...
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5
Wild donkeys stand on the bare hills, panting like jackals. Their eyesight fails because they have n...
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6
Even though our sins give evidence against us, Lord, please do something for us because of your good...
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7
You are the hope of Israel, our Savior in times of trouble. Why do you act like a foreigner in our c...
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8
Why do you act like someone caught unawares, like a powerful warrior who can't help? You are here am...
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9
This is what the Lord says about his people: They really love to wander away from me—they don't even...
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10
The Lord told me, Don't pray for the welfare of this people.
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11
Even if they fast, I won't listen to their cry. Even though they offer burnt offerings and grain off...
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12
“Oh Lord God (Elohim)!” I answered, “Look what prophets are telling them, claiming to be speaking fo...
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13
The prophets are prophesying lies in my name, replied the Lord. I didn't send them or choose them or...
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14
So this is what the Lord says about such prophets who prophesy in my name: I didn't send them, but e...
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15
The bodies of the people they prophesied to will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of...
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16
This is what you are to tell them: Tears flow from my eyes without stopping day or night, because my...
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17
If I go out to the countryside, I see those killed by the sword; if I go into the city, I see those...
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18
Have you really rejected Judah? Do you hate Zion so much? Why have you wounded us so badly that we c...
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19
Lord, we admit our wickedness, the guilt of our forefathers as well as our own sins against you.
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20
Because of your own reputation please don't hate us; don't bring dishonor on your glorious throne. P...
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21
Can the false gods of the other nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it's...