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Jeremiah 25:29

For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’

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ASV

For, lo, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith Jehovah of hosts.

KJV

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּי֩kiforH3588 →
הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009 →
בָעִ֜ירva.'Iron the cityH5892 →
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834 →
נִֽקְרָא־nik.ra'-it is calledH7121 →
שְׁמִ֣יshe.Miname myH8034 →
עָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haon itH5921 →
אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH595 →
מֵחֵ֣לme.Chel[am] beginningH2490 →
לְהָרַ֔עle.ha.Ra'to do harmH7489 →
וְאַתֶּ֖םve.'a.Temand youH859 →
הִנָּקֵ֣הhi.na.Kehcertainly <to exempt from punishment>H5352 →
תִנָּק֑וּti.na.Kuwill you be exempt from punishment?H5352 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
תִנָּק֔וּti.na.Kuyou will be exempt from punishmentH5352 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
חֶ֗רֶבChe.reva swordH2719 →
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH589 →
קֹרֵא֙ko.Re'[am] callingH7121 →
עַל־'al-onH5921 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427 →
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776 →
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002 →
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
צְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otof hostsH6635 →

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1 Peter 4:18And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”Proverbs 11:31If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!1 Peter 4:17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?Ezekiel 38:21And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.1 Kings 8:43then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, and do according to all for which the foreigner calls to You. Then all the peoples of the earth will know Your name and fear You, as do Your people Israel, and they will know that this house I have built is called by Your Name.Romans 11:21For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.Daniel 9:18Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.Obadiah 1:16For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed.Jeremiah 49:12For this is what the LORD says: “If those who do not deserve to drink the cup must drink it, can you possibly remain unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for you must drink it too.Ezekiel 9:6Slaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.Jeremiah 30:11For I am with you to save you, declares the LORD. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have scattered you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”Daniel 9:18–19Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.Ezekiel 14:17Or if I bring a sword against that land and say, ‘Let a sword pass through it,’ so that I cut off from it both man and beast,Jeremiah 46:28And you, My servant Jacob, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, for I am with you. Though I will completely destroy all the nations to which I have banished you, I will not completely destroy you. Yet I will discipline you justly, and will by no means leave you unpunished.”Luke 23:31For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.Proverbs 11:21Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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