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Jeremiah 23:40

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You will never be free from your shame and disgrace.

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But you, LORD, are a mighty soldier, standing at my side. Those troublemakers will fall down and fail— terribly embarrassed, for ever ashamed.

I will punish them with a terrible disaster, and everyone on earth will tremble when they hear about it. I will force the people of Judah to go to foreign countries, where they will be cursed and insulted.

I, the LORD, was angry with the people of Jerusalem and punished them. And if you go to Egypt, I will be angry and punish you the same way. You will never again see your homeland. People will be horrified at what I do to you, and they will use the name of your city as a curse word.

So their punishment will seem light compared to yours. You will be disgraced and put to shame because of your disgusting sins.

Many of those who lie dead in the ground will rise from death. Some of them will be given eternal life, and others will receive nothing but eternal shame and disgrace.

In the past, you treated us with such kindness, that we now beg you to stop being so terribly angry with Jerusalem. After all, it is your chosen city built on your holy mountain, even though it has suffered public disgrace because of our sins and those of our ancestors.

By adding more of you priests, you multiply the number of people who sin. Now I'll change your pride into shame.

People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.




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