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15 These idols are worth nothing.
    They are something to make fun of.
    In the time of judgment they will be destroyed.
16 But Jacob’s God[a] is not like the idols.
    He made everything,
and Israel is the family that God chose to be his own people.
    His name is Lord All-Powerful.

Destruction Is Coming

17 Get everything you own and prepare to leave.
People of Judah, you are trapped in the city,
    and the enemy is all around it.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 10:16 Jacob’s God Literally, “Jacob’s share.” This means that God and Jacob (the people of Israel) had a special relationship—God belonged to Israel, and Israel belonged to God.”

15 They are worthless,(A) the objects of mockery;
    when their judgment comes, they will perish.
16 He who is the Portion(B) of Jacob is not like these,
    for he is the Maker of all things,(C)
including Israel, the people of his inheritance(D)
    the Lord Almighty is his name.(E)

Coming Destruction

17 Gather up your belongings(F) to leave the land,
    you who live under siege.

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