Biblia Todo Logo
Cross References
- Advertisements -




Jeremiah 15:18

New American Bible - revised edition

Why is my pain continuous, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? To me you are like a deceptive brook, waters that cannot be relied on!

See the chapter Copy

15 Cross References  

As when the waters of a lake fail, or a stream shrivels and dries up,

I declare the judgment on me to be a lie; my arrow-wound is incurable, sinless though I am.”

Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak; heal me, Lord, for my bones are shuddering.

Have you really cast Judah off? Is Zion loathsome to you? Why have you struck us a blow that cannot be healed? We wait for peace, to no avail; for a time of healing, but terror comes instead.

The nobles send their servants for water, but when they come to the cisterns They find no water and return with empty jars. Confounded, despairing, they cover their heads

Why did I come forth from the womb, to see sorrow and pain, to end my days in shame?

You seduced me, Lord, and I let myself be seduced; you were too strong for me, and you prevailed. All day long I am an object of laughter; everyone mocks me.

For thus says the Lord: Incurable is your wound, grievous your injury;

Why cry out over your wound? There is no relief for your pain. Because of your great guilt, your numerous sins, I have done this to you.

Therefore you must give back the dowry to Moresheth-gath; The houses of Achzib are a dry stream bed to the kings of Israel.

For her wound is incurable; it has come even to Judah. It has reached to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.




Follow us:

Advertisements


Advertisements