Jeremiah 40:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. ”
Jeremiah 40:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 40:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 40:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said to Johanan the son of Kareah, “You shall not do this thing, for you speak falsely of Ishmael.””
Jeremiah 40:16 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 40:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. ”
Jeremiah 40:16 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 40:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Gedaliah son of Ahikam saith unto Johanan son of Kareah, `Thou dost not do this thing, for falsehood thou art speaking concerning Ishmael.'”
Jeremiah 40:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 40:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. ”
Jeremiah 40:16 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 40:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Gedaliah the sonne of Ahikam said vnto Iohanan the sonne of Kareah, Thou shalt not doe this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael. ”
Jeremiah 40:16 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 40:16 in Context — Jeremiah 40
14 And said unto him, Dost thou certainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.
15 Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing: for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.
What Does Jeremiah 40:16 Mean?
Jeremiah 40:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 40. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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