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Jeremiah 7:20-22
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah 7:20-22
Contemporary English Version
20 And now, I, the Lord All-Powerful, will flood Judah with my fiery anger until nothing is left—no people or animals, no trees or crops.
It Is Useless To Offer Sacrifices
21 The Lord told me to say to the people of Judah:
I am the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel, but I won't accept sacrifices from you. So don't even bother bringing them to me. You might as well just cook the meat for yourselves.
22 At the time I brought your ancestors out of Egypt, I didn't command them to offer sacrifices to me.
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Jeremiah 7:20-22
New International Version
Jeremiah 7:20-22
New International Version
20 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign(A) Lord says: My anger(B) and my wrath will be poured(C) out on this place—on man and beast, on the trees of the field and on the crops of your land—and it will burn and not be quenched.(D)
21 “‘This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Go ahead, add your burnt offerings to your other sacrifices(E) and eat(F) the meat yourselves! 22 For when I brought your ancestors out of Egypt and spoke to them, I did not just give them commands(G) about burnt offerings and sacrifices,(H)
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