Verse 16
Jeremiah 18:16
Free Bible Version
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Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ/שׂ֥וּם אַרְצָ֛/ם לְ/שַׁמָּ֖ה שרוקת שְׁרִיק֣וֹת עוֹלָ֑ם כֹּ֚ל עוֹבֵ֣ר עָלֶ֔י/הָ יִשֹּׁ֖ם וְ/יָנִ֥יד בְּ/רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ
English Translation
To place their land to waste, a sound of whistles of the world; anyone passing over it will be astonished and shake his head.
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Chapter 18 Context
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This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord:
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Go down right away to the potter's house. I will give you my message there.
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But the pot that he was making from the clay went wrong. So he made it into something different as h...
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The Lord's message came to me, saying,
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People of Israel, declares the Lord, can't I deal with you just like this potter does with his clay?...
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At one time it could happen that I announce that a nation or a kingdom is going to be uprooted, torn...
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However, if that nation I warned gives up its evil ways, then I will change my mind regarding the di...
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But if it does evil in my sight and refuses to listen to my voice, then I will change my mind regard...
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So tell the people of Judah and those living in Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: Watch out...
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But they'll say, “We just can't! We'll do whatever we want. Each of us will stubbornly follow our ow...
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Consequently this is what the Lord says: Ask around the nations—has anybody ever heard anything like...
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Does the snow of Lebanon ever disappear from its rocky mountain-tops? Do its cool waters that flow f...
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But my people have rejected me! They burn incense to useless idols which trip them up, making them l...
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They have turned their country into a horrific wasteland, a place that will always be treated with c...
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Like a strong wind from the east I will scatter them before the enemy. I will turn my back on them a...
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Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the...
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Lord, please pay attention to what's happening to me! Listen to what my accusers are saying!
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Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to trap me! Remember how I stood before...
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But now may their children starve; may they be killed by the sword. May their wives lose their child...
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May cries of agony be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders to attack them, becau...
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But Lord, you know about all their plots to try and kill me. Don't forgive their wickedness; don't w...
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