Jeremiah 9:16

9:16 I will scatter them among nations that neither they nor their ancestors ¹  have known anything about. I will send people chasing after them with swords ²  until I have destroyed them.’” ³ 

Jeremiah 10:21

10:21 For our leaders ⁴  are stupid.

They have not sought the Lord’s advice. ⁵ 

So they do not act wisely,

and the people they are responsible for ⁶  have all been scattered.

Jeremiah 52:8

52:8 But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho, ⁷  and his entire army deserted him.

[9:16]  ¹ tn Heb “fathers.”

[9:16]  ² tn Heb “I will send the sword after them.” The sword here is probably not completely literal but refers to death by violent means, including death by the sword.

[9:16]  ³ sn He will destroy them but not completely. See Jer 5:18; 30:11; 46:28.

[10:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “the shepherds.”

[10:21]  ⁵ tn Heb “They have not sought the Lord.”

[10:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “all their flock (or “pasturage”).”

[52:8]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.