Jeremiah 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.”

Jeremiah 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 15:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I didn’t sit in the assembly of those who make merry and rejoice. I sat alone because of your hand, for you have filled me with indignation.”

Jeremiah 15:17 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I sat not in the assembly of them that make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation. ”

Jeremiah 15:17 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“I have not sat in an assembly of deriders, Nor do I exult, because of thy hand, --Alone I have sat, For <FI>with<Fi> indignation Thou hast filled me.”

Jeremiah 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor exulted: I sat alone because of thy hand; for thou hast filled me with indignation. ”

Jeremiah 15:17 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I sate not in the assembly of the mockers, neither did I reioyce, but sate alone because of thy plague: for thou hast filled me with indignation.”

Jeremiah 15:17 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 15:17 in Context — Jeremiah 15

15 O Lord, thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke.

16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.

17 I sat not in the assembly of the mockers, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand: for thou hast filled me with indignation.

18 Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters that fail?

19 Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.

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What Does Jeremiah 15:17 Mean?

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