Jeremiah 6:26
King James Version
Translation: KJV
24We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.Select Jeremiah 6:24
25Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.Select Jeremiah 6:25
26O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.Select Jeremiah 6:26
27I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.Select Jeremiah 6:27
28They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.Select Jeremiah 6:28
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WEB
6:26 Daughter of my people, clothe yourself with sackcloth, and wallow in ashes! Mourn, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come on us.
ASV
6:26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation; for the destroyer shall suddenly come upon us.
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