Jeremiah 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.”

Jeremiah 17:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 17:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.”

Jeremiah 17:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face. ”

Jeremiah 17:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou--Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,”

Jeremiah 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But as for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd in following thee, neither have I desired the fatal day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face. ”

Jeremiah 17:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But I haue not thrust in my selfe for a pastour after thee, neither haue I desired the day of miserie, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips, was right before thee.”

Jeremiah 17:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 17:16 in Context — Jeremiah 17

14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

15 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.

16 As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

17 Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.

18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.

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What Does Jeremiah 17:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 17:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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