Jeremiah 15:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
Jeremiah 15:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 15:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 15:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? Will you indeed be to me as a deceitful brook, like waters that fail?”
Jeremiah 15:18 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 15:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuseth to be healed? wilt thou indeed be unto me as a deceitful brook, as waters that fail? ”
Jeremiah 15:18 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 15:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Why hath my pain been perpetual? And my wound incurable? It hath refused to be healed, Thou art surely to me as a failing stream, Waters not stedfast.”
Jeremiah 15:18 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 15:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable? It refuseth to be healed. Wilt thou be altogether unto me as a treacherous [spring], [as] waters that fail? ”
Jeremiah 15:18 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 15:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Why is mine heauines continuall? and my plague desperate and cannot be healed? why art thou vnto me as a lyar, and as waters that faile?”
Jeremiah 15:18 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 15:18 in Context — Jeremiah 15
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.
20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
What Does Jeremiah 15:18 Mean?
Jeremiah 15:18 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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