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17 Like an (A)east wind I will (B)scatter them
Before the enemy;
I will [a]show them (C)My back and not My face
(D)In the day of their disaster.’”

18 Then they said, “Come and let us (E)devise plans against Jeremiah. Surely the (F)law is not going to perish from the priest, nor (G)counsel to the wise man, nor the divine (H)word to the prophet! Come on and let us (I)strike at him with our tongue, and let us (J)give no heed to any of his words.”

19 Do give heed to me, O Yahweh,
And listen to the voice of those who contend against me!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 18:17 As in ancient versions; M.T. look them in the back and not in the face