How long is the (A)land to mourn,
And the (B)vegetation of the [a]countryside to dry up?
Due to the (C)wickedness of those who live in it,
(D)Animals and birds have been snatched away,
Because people have said, “He will not see our final (E)end.”

“If you have run with infantrymen and they have tired you out,
How can you compete with horses?
If you fall down in a land of peace,
How will you do in the (F)thicket by the Jordan?
For even your (G)brothers and the household of your father,
Even they have dealt treacherously with you,
Even they have called aloud after you.
Do not believe them, though they say (H)nice things to you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:4 Lit whole field

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