Jeremiah 8:19
“Behold the voice of the crie of the daughter of my people because of them that dwel in a farre countrey: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? why haue they prouoked me to anger with their grauen images, and with strange vanities?”
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Jeremiah 8:19 Context
17For behold, I wil send serpents, cockatrices among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you; saith the Lord. 18¶ When I would comfort my selfe against sorrow, my heart is faint in me. 19Behold the voice of the crie of the daughter of my people because of them that dwel in a farre countrey: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? why haue they prouoked me to anger with their grauen images, and with strange vanities? 20The haruest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saued. 21For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt, I am blacke: astonishment hath taken hold on me.
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Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: [Is] not the LORD in Zion? [is] not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, [and] with strange vanities?
- King James Version
Behold, listen! The cry of the daughter of my people from a distant land: "Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King not within her? "Why have they provoked Me with their graven images, with foreign idols?""
- New American Standard Version (1995)