Jeremiah 5:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.”

Jeremiah 5:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 5:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 5:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Their quiver is an open tomb. They are all mighty men.”

Jeremiah 5:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 5:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. ”

Jeremiah 5:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 5:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Its quiver <FI>is<Fi> as an open sepulchre, All of them--mighty ones.”

Jeremiah 5:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 5:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.”

Jeremiah 5:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 5:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong.”

Jeremiah 5:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 5:16 in Context — Jeremiah 5

14 Wherefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

15 Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

16 Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

17 And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.

18 Nevertheless in those days, saith the Lord, I will not make a full end with you.

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What Does Jeremiah 5:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 5:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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