Jeremiah 4:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”
Jeremiah 4:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long will your evil thoughts lodge within you?”
Jeremiah 4:14 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“O Jerusalem, wash thy heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thine evil thoughts lodge within thee? ”
Jeremiah 4:14 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Wash from evil thy heart, O Jerusalem, That thou mayest be saved, Till when dost thou lodge in thy heart Thoughts of thy strength?”
Jeremiah 4:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Wash thy heart, Jerusalem, from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee? ”
Jeremiah 4:14 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“O Ierusalem, wash thine heart from wickednes, that thou maiest be saued: how long shall thy wicked thoughtes remaine within thee?”
Jeremiah 4:14 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:14 in Context — Jeremiah 4
12 Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.
13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
14 O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
15 For a voice declareth from Dan, and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim.
16 Make ye mention to the nations; behold, publish against Jerusalem, that watchers come from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Judah.
What Does Jeremiah 4:14 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:14 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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