Jeremiah 5:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.”
Jeremiah 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 5:7 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes’ houses.”
Jeremiah 5:7 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots’ houses; ”
Jeremiah 5:7 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“For this I am not propitious to thee, Thy sons have forsaken Me, And are satisfied by that which is not god, I satisfy them, and they commit adultery, And at the house of a harlot They gather themselves together.”
Jeremiah 5:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Wherefore should I pardon thee? Thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are notGod. I have satiated them, and they have committed adultery, and they troop to the harlots' house. ”
Jeremiah 5:7 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howe should I spare thee for this? thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no gods: though I fed them to the full, yet they committed adulterie, and assembled them selues by companies in the harlots houses.”
Jeremiah 5:7 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:7 in Context — Jeremiah 5
5 I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
7 How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots’ houses.
8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.
9 Shall I not visit for these things? saith the Lord: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
Read the full chapter: Jeremiah 5 — Walk in Love as Christ Loved Us →
What Does Jeremiah 5:7 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:7 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free