Jeremiah 6:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.”
Jeremiah 6:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 6:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 6:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Therefore Yahweh says, “Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people. The fathers and the sons together will stumble against them. The neighbor and his friend will perish.””
Jeremiah 6:21 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 6:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people; and the fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish. ”
Jeremiah 6:21 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Therefore thus said Jehovah: Lo, I do give to this people stumbling blocks, And stumbled against them have fathers and sons together, The neighbour and his friend do perish.”
Jeremiah 6:21 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 6:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall over them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish. ”
Jeremiah 6:21 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 6:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore thus sayeth the Lord, Beholde, I will laie stumbling blockes before this people, and the fathers and the sonnes together shall fall vpon them: the neighbour and his friende shall perish.”
Jeremiah 6:21 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 6:21 in Context — Jeremiah 6
19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a people cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth.
23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zion.
What Does Jeremiah 6:21 Mean?
Jeremiah 6:21 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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