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The Enemy

We should get up and attack at night
and destroy its citadels.

The Lord

This is what the Lord of Armies says.
Cut down her trees.
Raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem.
This city must be punished.
There is nothing but oppression inside her.
Just as a well pours out fresh[a] water,
she pours out fresh evil.
Violence and destruction are heard in her.
Sickness and wounds are always before me.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:7 Literally cool