Lord, those people are like lions.\par So Lord, break their teeth.\par
Jeremiah 8:17 - Easy To Read Version “People of Judah,\par I am sending poisonous snakes {\cf2\super [73]} \par to attack you.\par Those snakes can’t be controlled.\par Those snakes will bite you.”\par This message is from the Lord.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For behold, I am sending among you serpents, adders which cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you, says the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah. Common English Bible See, I’m sending serpents against you, vipers that you can’t charm, and they will bite you, declares the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version For behold, I will send among you serpents, king snakes, against which there is no charm, and they will bite you, says the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For, behold, I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. |
Lord, those people are like lions.\par So Lord, break their teeth.\par
A person might know how to control snakes. But that skill is useless if a snake bites someone when he is not around. \{Wisdom is like that.\}
Country of Philistia, you are very happy because the king that beat you is now dead. But you should not be really happy. It is true that his rule has ended. But the king’s son will come and rule. And it will be like one snake giving birth to a more dangerous snake. This new king will be like a very quick and dangerous snake to you.
You will be like a man\par that escapes a lion\par only to be attacked by a bear!\par You will be like a man\par that goes into the safety of his house,\par leans against the wall,\par and is bitten by a snake!\par
If they hide at the top of Mount Carmel, {\cf2\super [112]} \par I will find them there,\par and I will take them from that place.\par If they try to hide from me\par at the bottom of the sea,\par I will command the snake,\par and it will bite them.\par
So the Lord sent poisonous snakes among the people. The snakes bit the people, and many of the people of Israel died.
They will become thin from hunger. Terrible diseases will destroy them. I will send wild animals against them. Poisonous snakes and lizards will bite them.
The horses’ power was in their mouths and also in their tails. Their tails were like snakes that have heads to bite and hurt people.