Jeremiah 44:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Therefore now thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; Wherefore commit ye this great evil against your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, to leave you none to remain;

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

So now the Lord, the God who commands heaven's armies and watches over Israel, is asking: Why are you doing this terrible thing to yourselves? You're destroying your own people — men, women, children, even babies — wiping out everyone from Judah until there's literally no one left.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's asking why you're choosing to destroy your own future when he's trying to save it.

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