Jeremiah 22:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?”
Jeremiah 22:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 22:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 22:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““Many nations will pass by this city, and they will each ask his neighbor, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this great city?’”
Jeremiah 22:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 22:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbor, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city? ”
Jeremiah 22:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And many nations have passed by this city, And they have said, each to his neighbour, For what hath Jehovah done thus to this great city?”
Jeremiah 22:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 22:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this great city? ”
Jeremiah 22:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 22:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And many nations shall passe by this citie, and they shall say euery man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus vnto this great citie?”
Jeremiah 22:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 22:8 in Context — Jeremiah 22
6 For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
8 And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this great city?
9 Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.
10 Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.
What Does Jeremiah 22:8 Mean?
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