Jeremiah 4:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”

Jeremiah 4:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 4:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 4:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and you will swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations will bless themselves in him, and they will glory in him.””

Jeremiah 4:2 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 4:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and thou shalt swear, As Jehovah liveth, in truth, in justice, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. ”

Jeremiah 4:2 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 4:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou hast sworn--Jehovah liveth, In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness, And blessed themselves in Him have nations, And in Him they boast themselves.”

Jeremiah 4:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 4:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“— and thou shalt in truth, in justice, and in righteousness swear, [As] Jehovah liveth! and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory. ”

Jeremiah 4:2 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 4:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And thou shalt sweare, The Lord liueth in trueth, in iudgement, and in righteousnesse, and the nations shall be blessed in him, and shall glorie in him.”

Jeremiah 4:2 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 4:2 in Context — Jeremiah 4

1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.

2 And thou shalt swear, The Lord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.

3 For thus saith the Lord to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.

4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.

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What Does Jeremiah 4:2 Mean?

Jeremiah 4:2 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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