Verse 4
Jeremiah 20:4
Free Bible Version
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For this is what the Lord says: I'm going to make you terrified—you and all those you love. Enemies will kill them as you watch. I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon. He will kill some, and the rest he will take away into exile in Babylon.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י כֹ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֡ה הִנְ/נִי֩ נֹתֶנְ/ךָ֨ לְ/מָג֜וֹר לְ/ךָ֣ וּ/לְ/כָל אֹהֲבֶ֗י/ךָ וְ/נָֽפְל֛וּ בְּ/חֶ֥רֶב אֹיְבֵי/הֶ֖ם וְ/עֵינֶ֣י/ךָ רֹא֑וֹת וְ/אֶת כָּל יְהוּדָ֗ה אֶתֵּן֙ בְּ/יַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְ/הִגְלָ֥/ם בָּבֶ֖לָ/ה וְ/הִכָּ֥/ם בֶּ/חָֽרֶב
English Translation
For thus says the Lord: Behold, I am giving you as a refuge for you and for all your lovers, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will see, and all Judah I will give into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away to Babylon and will strike them with the sword.
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