How long is the (A)land to mourn
And the (B)vegetation of the countryside to wither?
For the (C)wickedness of those who dwell in it,
(D)Animals and birds have been snatched away,
Because men have said, “He will not see our latter (E)ending.”

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How long will the land lie parched(A)
    and the grass in every field be withered?(B)
Because those who live in it are wicked,
    the animals and birds have perished.(C)
Moreover, the people are saying,
    “He will not see what happens to us.”

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11 [a]It has been made a desolation,
Desolate, it (A)mourns [b]before Me;
The (B)whole land has been made desolate,
Because no man (C)lays it to heart.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 12:11 Lit One has made it
  2. Jeremiah 12:11 Or upon

11 It will be made a wasteland,(A)
    parched and desolate before me;(B)
the whole land will be laid waste
    because there is no one who cares.

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