Jeremiah 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.”
Jeremiah 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem will go and cry to the gods to which they offer incense, but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.”
Jeremiah 11:12 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then shall the cities of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto which they offer incense: but they will not save them at all in the time of their trouble.”
Jeremiah 11:12 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the cities of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem have gone, And they have cried unto the gods, To whom they are making perfume, And they give no deliverance at all to them, In the time of their vexation.”
Jeremiah 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto thegods unto whom they have burned incense; but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.”
Jeremiah 11:12 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shall the cities of Iudah, and the inhabitants of Ierusalem goe, and crie vnto the gods vnto whome they offer incense, but they shall not bee able to helpe them in time of their trouble.”
Jeremiah 11:12 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 11:12 in Context — Jeremiah 11
10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words; and they went after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
11 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will bring evil upon them, which they shall not be able to escape; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them.
12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
13 For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
14 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
What Does Jeremiah 11:12 Mean?
Jeremiah 11:12 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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