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Jeremiah 6:21
Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! laying before this people, stumblingblocks,—And fathers and sons together, shall stumble against them, The neighbour and his friend, shall perish.
Jeremiah 6:21 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Jeremiah 6:21 in other translations
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”
Therefore the LORD says, “Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people. The fathers and the sons together will stumble against them. The neighbor and his friend will perish.”
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In context
18 Therefore, hear O ye nations,—And take knowledge O assembly, Of that which befalleth them:
19 Hear thou—O earth, Lo! I, am bringing in Calamity against this people the fruit of their own devices,—For unto my words, have they not given heed, And as for my law, they have rejected it.
20 What then is it to me that—Frankincense from Shebah come in, or Sweet cane from a land afar off? Your own ascending-offerings, are not acceptable, Nor are, your sacrifices, pleasing to me.
21 Wherefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! laying before this people, stumblingblocks,—And fathers and sons together, shall stumble against them, The neighbour and his friend, shall perish.
22 Thus, saith Yahweh, Lo! a people coming in from the land of the North,—Yea a great nation, shall be stirred up out of the remote parts of the earth:
23 Bow and javelin, shall they grasp, Cruel, is he! So they will not have compassion, Their voice, like the sea, will roar, And on horses, will they ride,—Arrayed each one, like a man for battle, Against thee, O daughter of Zion!
24 We have heard the report thereof, Relaxed are our hands,—Anguish, hath taken hold on us, Pangs, as on her that is giving birth.
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