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Jeremiah 49:16
New King James Version
Jeremiah 49:16
New King James Version
16 Your fierceness has deceived you,
The (A)pride of your heart,
O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock,
Who hold the height of the hill!
(B)Though you make your (C)nest as high as the eagle,
(D)I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 49:16
New American Standard Bible
Jeremiah 49:16
New American Standard Bible
16 As for the terror you cause,
The arrogance of your heart has deceived you,
You who live in the clefts of [a]the (A)rock,
Who occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as (B)high as an eagle’s,
I will (C)bring you down from there,” declares the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:16 Or Sela
Jeremiah 49:16
Amplified Bible
Jeremiah 49:16
Amplified Bible
16
“As for Your terror,
The pride and arrogance of your heart have deceived you,
O you who live in the clefts of the rock (Sela also called [a]Petra),
Who hold and occupy the height of the hill.
Though you make your nest as high as the eagle’s,
I will bring you down from there,” says the Lord.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:16 Petra, once an important Roman province in Edom, was lost for many centuries but rediscovered in 1812. On the height above its ruins is the great high place. Other evidence of idolatry has been found on neighboring heights.
Jeremiah 49:16
New International Version
Jeremiah 49:16
New International Version
Jeremiah 49:16
King James Version
Jeremiah 49:16
King James Version
16 Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
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