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Jeremiah 50:7

5 They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.

6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.

8 Remove out of the midst of Babylon, and go forth out of the land of the Chaldeans, and be as the he goats before the flocks.

9 For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
KJV
All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.
WEB
All who found them have devoured them. Their adversaries said, ‘We are not guilty, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of righteousness, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
ASV
All that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.
DARBY
All that found them devoured them, and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.
BLB
All those finding them have devoured them, and their adversaries have said, ‘We are not guilty, upon that they have sinned against YHWH, the habitation of righteousness, and the hope of their fathers—YHWH.’
ÅB
Alle som traff dem, spiste dem, og deres fiender sa: Vi skal ikke bøte for det - fordi de hadde syndet mot Herren, rettferdighetens bolig, og mot sine fedres håp, Herren.
OTB
Alle som fant dem, fortærte dem; og deres motstandere sa: 'Vi er ikke skyldige, for de har syndet mot Herren, deres sanne beite, håpet til deres forfedre.'
B1930
Alle som traff dem, åt dem, og deres fiender sa: Vi skal ikke bøte for det - fordi de hadde syndet mot Herren, rettferdighetens bolig, og mot sine fedres håp, Herren.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 2:3

    Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 14:8

    O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?

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  • Zechariah 11:5

    Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

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  • Jeremiah 40:2–3

    And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

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  • Jeremiah 31:23

    Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.

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  • Jeremiah 50:17

    Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven him away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

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  • Psalms 79:7

    For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.

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  • Isaiah 56:9

    All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.

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