Jeremiah 46:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.”

Jeremiah 46:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 46:21 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Jeremiah 46:21 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Jeremiah 46:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Also her hired men in the middle of her are like calves of the stall, for they also are turned back. They have fled away together. They didn’t stand, for the day of their calamity has come on them, the time of their visitation.”

Jeremiah 46:21 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 46:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Also her hired men in the midst of her are like calves of the stall; for they also are turned back, they are fled away together, they did not stand: for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation. ”

Jeremiah 46:21 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 46:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Even her hired ones in her midst <FI>are<Fi> as calves of the stall, For even they have turned, They have fled together, they have not stood, For the day of their calamity hath come on them, The time of their inspection.”

Jeremiah 46:21 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 46:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Also her hired men in the midst of her are like fatted bullocks; for they also have turned back, they have fled away together, they did not stand; for the day of their calamity is come upon them, the time of their visitation. ”

Jeremiah 46:21 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 46:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also her hired men are in the middes of her like fat calues: they are also turned backe and fled away together: they could not stand, because the day of their destruction was come vpon them, and the time of their visitation.”

Jeremiah 46:21 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 46:21 in Context — Jeremiah 46

19 O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.

20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.

21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks; for they also are turned back, and are fled away together: they did not stand, because the day of their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation.

22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent; for they shall march with an army, and come against her with axes, as hewers of wood.

23 They shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched; because they are more than the grasshoppers, and are innumerable.

Read the full chapter: Jeremiah 46 →

What Does Jeremiah 46:21 Mean?

Jeremiah 46:21 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 46. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free