Jeremiah 22:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.”
Jeremiah 22:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 22:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 22:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression, and for doing violence.””
Jeremiah 22:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 22:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it. ”
Jeremiah 22:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.”
Jeremiah 22:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 22:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it. ”
Jeremiah 22:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 22:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But thine eyes and thine heart are but only for thy couetousnesse, and for to sheade innocent blood, and for oppression, and for destruction, euen to doe this.”
Jeremiah 22:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 22:17 in Context — Jeremiah 22
15 Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.
17 But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.
18 Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
19 He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.
What Does Jeremiah 22:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:17 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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