Jeremiah 22:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then they shall answer, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them.”
Jeremiah 22:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 22:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 22:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then they will answer, ‘Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh their God, worshiped other gods, and served them.’””
Jeremiah 22:9 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 22:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then they shall answer, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah their God, and worshipped other gods, and served them. ”
Jeremiah 22:9 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 22:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they have said, `Because that they have forsaken The covenant of Jehovah their God, And bow themselves to other gods, and serve them.'”
Jeremiah 22:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 22:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah theirGod, and worshipped othergods, and served them. ”
Jeremiah 22:9 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 22:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then shall they answere, Because they haue forsaken the couenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and serued them.”
Jeremiah 22:9 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 22:9 in Context — Jeremiah 22
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.
11 For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more:
What Does Jeremiah 22:9 Mean?
Jeremiah 22:9 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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