poetry in Jeremiah 9:18b

The Hebrew poetry in Jeremiah 9:18b is translated by the German Gute Nachricht Bibel (last rev. 2018) in poetic form:

»Ach, wir können es nicht fassen!
Schmach und Schande stürzte auf uns ein.
Alle unsere Häuser riss man ein.
Unser Land – wir mussten es verlassen!«

Literal translation:
“Oh, we can’t believe it!
Shame and dishonor fell upon us.
All of our houses were torn down.
Our country – we had to leave it!”

The rhyme scheme follows the pattern A-B-B-A.

Source: Zetzsche

Sere also poetry in Jeremiah 9:20.

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