Jeremiah 20:16 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Let that man become like the cities that the LORD completely destroyed without changing His mind about it. Let him hear cries of distress in the morning and shouts of alarm at noon.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jeremiah is calling down God's complete and final judgment on someone, wishing they would experience constant terror and destruction like the cities God wiped out.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of Jeremiah's angry curse against the man who announced his birth to his father. Jeremiah was so overwhelmed by the persecution and suffering he faced as God's prophet that he wished he had never been born. The 'cities which the LORD overthrew' likely refers to Sodom and Gomorrah, which God destroyed completely without mercy.

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