Jeremiah 4:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”
Jeremiah 4:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 4:22 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 4:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““For my people are foolish. They don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but they don’t know how to do good.””
Jeremiah 4:22 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 4:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. ”
Jeremiah 4:22 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 4:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For my people <FI>are<Fi> foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons <FI>are<Fi> they, yea, they <FI>are<Fi> not intelligent, Wise <FI>are<Fi> they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.”
Jeremiah 4:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 4:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. ”
Jeremiah 4:22 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 4:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me: they are foolish children, and haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe well they haue no knowledge.”
Jeremiah 4:22 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 4:22 in Context — Jeremiah 4
20 Destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
21 How long shall I see the standard, and hear the sound of the trumpet?
22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
23 I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light.
24 I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly.
What Does Jeremiah 4:22 Mean?
Jeremiah 4:22 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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