Jeremiah 5:31 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? ”
Jeremiah 5:31 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:31 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:31 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority; and my people love to have it so. What will you do in the end of it?”
Jeremiah 5:31 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:31 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof? ”
Jeremiah 5:31 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:31 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“The prophets have prophesied falsely, And the priests bear rule by their means, And My people have loved <FI>it<Fi> so, And what do they at its latter end?”
Jeremiah 5:31 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:31 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“the prophets prophesy falsehood, and the priests rule by their means; and my people love [to have it] so. But what will ye do in the end thereof? ”
Jeremiah 5:31 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:31 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Prophets prophesie lies, and ye Priests receiue giftes in their handes, and my people delite therein. What will ye then doe in the ende thereof? ”
Jeremiah 5:31 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:31 in Context — Jeremiah 5
29 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
30 A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
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What Does Jeremiah 5:31 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:31 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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