Jeremiah 2:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. ”

Jeremiah 2:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 2:37 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 2:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You will also leave that place with your hands on your head; for Yahweh has rejected those in whom you trust, and you won’t prosper with them.”

Jeremiah 2:37 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 2:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“From thence also shalt thou go forth, with thy hands upon thy head: for Jehovah hath rejected those in whom thou trustest, and thou shalt not prosper with them. ”

Jeremiah 2:37 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 2:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Also from this thou goest out, And thy hands on thy head, For Jehovah hath kicked at thy confidences, And thou dost not give prosperity to them!”

Jeremiah 2:37 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 2:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Thou shalt indeed go forth from her with thy hands upon thy head; for Jehovah hath rejected those thou confidest in, and thou shalt not prosper by them. ”

Jeremiah 2:37 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 2:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For thou shalt goe foorth from thence, and thine hands vpon thine head, because the Lord hath reiected thy confidence, and thou shalt not prosper thereby. ”

Jeremiah 2:37 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 2:37 in Context — Jeremiah 2

35 Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.

36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.

37 Yea, thou shalt go forth from him, and thine hands upon thine head: for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them.

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What Does Jeremiah 2:37 Mean?

Jeremiah 2:37 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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