Jeremiah 20:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;”

Jeremiah 20:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 20:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 20:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn’t repent. Let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime,”

Jeremiah 20:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 20:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime; ”

Jeremiah 20:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 20:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Then hath that man been as the cities, That Jehovah overthrew, and repented not, And he hath heard a cry at morning, And a shout at time of noon.”

Jeremiah 20:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not; and let him hear a cry in the morning, and a shouting at noonday, ”

Jeremiah 20:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 20:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And let that man be as the cities, which the Lord hath ouerturned and repented not: and let him heare the cry in the morning, and the showting at noone tide,”

Jeremiah 20:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 20:16 in Context — Jeremiah 20

14 Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

16 And let that man be as the cities which the Lord overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

17 Because he slew me not from the womb; or that my mother might have been my grave, and her womb to be always great with me.

18 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, that my days should be consumed with shame?

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What Does Jeremiah 20:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 20:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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