But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter; and I knew not that they had devised devices against me, saying, Let us destroy the tree with the fruit thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
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The verse 19 is found in chapter 11 of Jeremiah. The inhabitants of Anathoth conspire against Jeremiah, and the prophet compares his situation to a lamb led to the slaughter. Divine revelation allows him to understand that his own neighbors are planning to eliminate him. The judgment against Anathoth shows that opposition to the prophetic word is also subject to God’s judgment.
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Compare Jeremiah 11:19 in different Bible versions and see how its wording varies between translations. These differences can help you better understand the meaning and context of the passage.
nämlich, daß sie mich wie ein armes Schaf zur Schlachtbank führen wollen. Denn ich wußte nicht, daß sie wider mich beratschlagt hatten und gesagt: Laßt uns den Baum mit seinen Früchten verderben und ihn aus dem Lande der Lebendigen ausrotten, daß seines Namen nimmermehr gedacht werde.
Y yo como cordero inocente que llevan a degollar, pues no entendía que maquinaban contra mí designios, diciendo: Destruyamos el árbol con su fruto, y cortémoslo de la tierra de los vivientes, y no haya más memoria de su nombre.
J'étais comme un agneau familier qu'on mène à la boucherie, Et j'ignorais les mauvais desseins qu'ils méditaient contre moi: Détruisons l'arbre avec son fruit! Retranchons-le de la terre des vivants, Et qu'on ne se souvienne plus de son nom! -
Ed io sono stato come un agnello, od un bue, che si mena al macello; ed io non sapeva che facessero delle macchinazioni contro a me, dicendo: Attossichiamo il suo cibo, e sterminiamolo dalla terra de’ viventi, e non sia il suo nome più ricordato.
E eu era como um cordeiro, como um boi que levam à matança; porque não sabia que maquinavam propósitos contra mim, dizendo: Destruamos a árvore com o seu fruto, e cortemo-lo da terra dos viventes, e não haja mais memória do seu nome.
我像柔順的羔羊被牽去宰殺, 並不知道他們設計謀害我: 「我們把樹連果子都滅了吧! 把他從活人之地剪除, 使他的名不再被記得。」
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