Jeremiah · יִרְמְיָהוּ

Jeremiah 2:30

לַשָּׁוְא֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם מוּסָ֖ר לֹ֣א לָקָ֑חוּ אָכְלָ֧ה חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה מַשְׁחִֽית׃
lashavʾ hikeytiy ʾet-bneykem mvsar loʾ laqaḥv ʾaklah ḥarbkem nbiyʾeykem kʾaryeh mashḥiyt
King James Version (KJV)

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Modern English

“I have struck your children in vain. They received no correction. Your own sword has devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

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