14 Therefore thus says the Lord God of hosts:
“Because you speak this word,
aBehold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.
“Because you speak this word,
aBehold, I will make My words in your mouth fire,
And this people wood,
And it shall devour them.
15 Behold, I will bring a anation against you bfrom afar,
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
O house of Israel,” says the Lord.
“It is a mighty nation,
It is an ancient nation,
A nation whose language you do not know,
Nor can you understand what they say.
17 And they shall eat up your aharvest and your bread,
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.
Which your sons and daughters should eat.
They shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
They shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
They shall destroy your fortified cities,
In which you trust, with the sword.
18 “Nevertheless in those days,” says the Lord, “I awill not make a complete end of you.
19 And it will be when you say, a‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have bforsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so cyou shall serve aliens in a land that is not yours.’
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