Jeremiah 17:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.”
Jeremiah 17:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 17:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 17:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You, even of yourself, will discontinue from your heritage that I gave you. I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you don’t know, for you have kindled a fire in my anger which will burn forever.””
Jeremiah 17:4 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 17:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou, even of thyself, shalt discontinue from thy heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever. ”
Jeremiah 17:4 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 17:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And thou hast let go--even through thyself, Of thine inheritance that I gave to thee, And I have caused thee to serve thine enemies, In a land that thou hast not known, For a fire ye have kindled in Mine anger, Unto the age it doth burn.”
Jeremiah 17:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 17:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And of thyself thou shalt let go thine inheritance which I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in a land that thou knowest not; for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, — it shall burn for ever. ”
Jeremiah 17:4 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 17:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thou shalt rest, and in thee shall be a rest from thine heritage that I gaue thee, and I will cause thee to serue thine enemies in the land, which thou knowest not: for yee haue kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burne for euer.”
Jeremiah 17:4 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 17:4 in Context — Jeremiah 17
2 Whilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
4 And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
5 Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
What Does Jeremiah 17:4 Mean?
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