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 49:37

49:37 I will make the people of Elam terrified of their enemies,

who are seeking to kill them.

I will vent my fierce anger

and bring disaster upon them,” ⁴  says the Lord. ⁵ 

“I will send armies chasing after them ⁶ 

until I have completely destroyed them.

[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.

[49:37]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will bring disaster upon them, even my fierce anger.”

[49:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[49:37]  ⁶ tn Heb “I will send the sword after them.”