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But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, says Yahweh; but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.
World English Bible (WEB)
And seekest{H1245}{(H8762)} thou great things{H1419} for thyself? seek{H1245}{(H8762)} them not: for, behold, I will bring{H935}{(H8688)} evil{H7451} upon all flesh{H1320}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: but thy life{H5315} will I give{H5414}{(H8804)} unto thee for a prey{H7998} in all places{H4725} whither thou goest{H3212}{(H8799)}.
Strong's King James
And thou—thou seekest for thee great things—do not seek, for lo, I am bringing in evil on all flesh—an affirmation of Jehovah—and I have given to thee thy life for a spoil, in all places whither thou goest.’
Young's Literal Translation
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