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Jeremiah 12:12
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12 A destructive army[a] will come marching
over the hilltops in the wilderness.
For the Lord will use them as his destructive weapon[b]
against[c] everyone from one end of the land to the other.
No one will be safe.[d]

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  1. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “destroyers.”
  2. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “It is the Lord’s consuming sword.”
  3. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “For a sword of the Lord will devour.” The sword is often symbolic for destructive forces of all kinds. Here and in Isa 34:6; Jer 47:6, it is symbolic of the enemy armies that the Lord uses to carry out destructive punishment against his enemies, hence the translation “his destructive weapon.” A similar figure is use in Isa 10:5, where the figure is more clearly identified; Assyria is the rod/club that the Lord will use to discipline unfaithful Israel.
  4. Jeremiah 12:12 tn Heb “There is no peace to all flesh.”
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Jeremiah 12:12
New International Version

12 Over all the barren heights in the desert
    destroyers will swarm,
for the sword(A) of the Lord(B) will devour(C)
    from one end of the land to the other;(D)
    no one will be safe.(E)

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