Jeremiah 21:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.”
Jeremiah 21:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 21:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 21:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“‘Yahweh, the God of Israel says, “Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which you fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you outside the walls; and I will gather them into the middle of this city.”
Jeremiah 21:4 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 21:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans that besiege you, without the walls; and I will gather them into the midst of this city. ”
Jeremiah 21:4 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 21:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel: Lo, I am turning round the weapons of battle That <FI>are<Fi> in your hand, With which ye do fight the king of Babylon, And the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against you, At the outside of the wall, And I have gathered them into the midst of this city,”
Jeremiah 21:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 21:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah theGod of Israel: Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, with which ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans who besiege you, outside the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city. ”
Jeremiah 21:4 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 21:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Behold, I will turne backe the weapons of warre that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the King of Babel, and against the Caldeans, which besiege you without the walles, and I will assemble them into the middes of this citie.”
Jeremiah 21:4 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 21:4 in Context — Jeremiah 21
2 Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.
3 Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah:
4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel; Behold, I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble them into the midst of this city.
5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.
6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.
What Does Jeremiah 21:4 Mean?
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