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Jeremiah 10:19

Contemporary English Version 1995

The people answered, “We are wounded and doomed to die. Why did we say we could stand the pain?

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I have sinned against the Lord. And so I must endure his anger, until he comes to my defense. But I know that I will see him making things right for me and leading me to the light.

Jeremiah, go and tell the people how you feel about all this. So I told them: “Tears will flood my eyes both day and night, because my nation suffers from a deadly wound.

I heard groaning and crying. Was it a woman giving birth to her first child? No, it was Jerusalem, gasping for breath and begging for help. “I'm dying!” she said. “They have murdered me.”

You treated me like this, and I kept silent, not saying a word.

My people are destroyed! Tears flood my eyes,

Each night, bitter tears flood her cheeks. None of her former lovers are there to offer comfort; her friends have betrayed her and are now her enemies.

You are a spring of water giving Israel life and hope. But if the people reject what you have told me, they will be swept away like words written in dust.

I wish that my eyes were fountains of tears, so I could cry day and night for my people who were killed.

My people are crushed, and so is my heart. I am horrified and mourn.

I can't stand the pain! My heart pounds, as I twist and turn in agony. I hear the signal trumpet and the battle cry of the enemy, and I cannot be silent.

Meanwhile, I patiently trust the Lord, even though he is no longer pleased with Israel.

Then I said, “God Most High, what hurts me most is that you no longer help us with your mighty arm.”

We rejected you and did evil, so we deserve to be punished. But if you rescue us, Lord, everyone will see how great you are.




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