Verse 16
Jeremiah 20:16
Free Bible Version
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May that man be like the towns that the Lord destroyed without mercy. May he hear shouts of alarm in the morning and war cries at noon,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָה֙ הָ/אִ֣ישׁ הַ/ה֔וּא כֶּֽ/עָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר הָפַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֣א נִחָ֑ם וְ/שָׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר וּ/תְרוּעָ֖ה בְּ/עֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם
English Translation
And it shall be that the man, he who is like the cities which the Lord overturned, and he did not relent, and he heard a cry in the morning and a shout at noon.
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