Jeremiah 29:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.”
Jeremiah 29:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 29:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 29:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh of Armies says: “Behold, I will send on them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like rotten figs that can’t be eaten, they are so bad.”
Jeremiah 29:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 29:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. ”
Jeremiah 29:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 29:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Lo, I am sending among them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and I have given them up as figs that <FI>are<Fi> vile, that are not eaten for badness.”
Jeremiah 29:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 29:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will send against them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like the vile figs, that cannot be eaten for badness. ”
Jeremiah 29:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 29:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Euen thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Beholde, I will sende vpon them the sworde, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figges, that cannot bee eaten, they are so naughtie.”
Jeremiah 29:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 29:17 in Context — Jeremiah 29
15 Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16 Know that thus saith the Lord of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
18 And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
19 Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the Lord.
What Does Jeremiah 29:17 Mean?
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