Jeremiah 4:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.”
Jeremiah 4:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:10 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘You will have peace;’ whereas the sword reaches to the heart.””
Jeremiah 4:10 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the life. ”
Jeremiah 4:10 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I say, `Ah, Lord Jehovah, Surely thou hast entirely forgotten this people and Jerusalem, saying, Peace is for you, And struck hath a sword unto the soul!'”
Jeremiah 4:10 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul. ”
Jeremiah 4:10 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then saide I, Ah, Lord God, surely thou hast deceiued this people and Ierusalem, saying, Ye shall haue peace, and the sworde perceth vnto the heart.”
Jeremiah 4:10 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:10 in Context — Jeremiah 4
8 For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and howl: for the fierce anger of the Lord is not turned back from us.
9 And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the Lord, that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder.
10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse,
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
What Does Jeremiah 4:10 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:10 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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