Jeremiah 1:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.”
Jeremiah 1:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 1:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 1:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.”
Jeremiah 1:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 1:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them. ”
Jeremiah 1:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 1:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thou, thou dost gird up thy loins, and hast arisen, and spoken unto them all that I command thee: be not affrighted because of them, lest I affright thee before them.”
Jeremiah 1:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 1:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I shall command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I cause thee to be dismayed before them. ”
Jeremiah 1:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 1:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou therefore trusse vp thy loynes, and arise and speake vnto them all that I commaund thee: be not afraide of their faces, lest I destroy thee before them.”
Jeremiah 1:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 1:17 in Context — Jeremiah 1
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
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What Does Jeremiah 1:17 Mean?
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