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12 Then those living in the towns of Judah and in Jerusalem will[a] go and cry out for help to the gods to whom they have been sacrificing. However, those gods will by no means be able[b] to save them when disaster strikes them.

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  1. Jeremiah 11:12 tn Heb “Then the towns of Judah and those living in Jerusalem will…”
  2. Jeremiah 11:12 tn The Hebrew construction is emphatic, involving the use of an infinitive of the verb before the verb itself (Heb “saving they will not save”). For this construction to give emphasis to an antithesis, see GKC 343 §113.p.