Jeremiah 18:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.”
Jeremiah 18:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 18:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 18:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy. I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.”
Jeremiah 18:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 18:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. ”
Jeremiah 18:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 18:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As an east wind I scatter them before an enemy, The neck, and not the face, I shew them, In the day of their calamity.'”
Jeremiah 18:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 18:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“As with an east wind will I scatter them before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. ”
Jeremiah 18:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 18:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I will scatter them with an East winde before the enemie: I will shewe them the backe, and not the face in the day of their destruction.”
Jeremiah 18:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 18:17 in Context — Jeremiah 18
15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;
16 To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
18 Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me.
What Does Jeremiah 18:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 18:17 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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