Jeremiah 15:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.”
Jeremiah 15:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 15:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 15:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““I will appoint over them four kinds,” says Yahweh: “the sword to kill, the dogs to tear, the birds of the sky, and the animals of the earth, to devour and to destroy.”
Jeremiah 15:3 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 15:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the birds of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy. ”
Jeremiah 15:3 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 15:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have appointed over them four kinds, an affirmation of Jehovah, The sword to slay, and the dogs to drag, And the fowl of the heavens, And the beast of the earth, to consume and to devour.”
Jeremiah 15:3 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 15:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For I will visit them with four kinds [of punishments], saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and dogs to tear, and the fowl of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy. ”
Jeremiah 15:3 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 15:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I wil appoint ouer them foure kindes, sayth the Lord, the sworde to slay, and the dogs to teare in pieces, and the soules of the heauen, and the beastes of the earth to deuoure, and to destroy.”
Jeremiah 15:3 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 15:3 in Context — Jeremiah 15
1 Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.
2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the Lord; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
3 And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.
4 And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
5 For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest?
What Does Jeremiah 15:3 Mean?
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