Jeremiah 6:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Jeremiah 6:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 6:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 6:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They take hold of bow and spear. They are cruel, and have no mercy. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride on horses, everyone set in array, as a man to the battle, against you, daughter of Zion.””
Jeremiah 6:23 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 6:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“They lay hold on bow and spear; they are cruel, and have no mercy; their voice roareth like the sea, and they ride upon horses, every one set in array, as a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Zion. ”
Jeremiah 6:23 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Bow and javelin they take hold of, Fierce it <FI>is<Fi> , and they have no mercy, Their voice as a sea doth sound, And on horses they ride, set in array as a man of war, Against thee, O daughter of Zion.”
Jeremiah 6:23 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 6:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“They 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 a man for the battle, against thee, daughter of Zion. ”
Jeremiah 6:23 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 6:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“With bowe and shield shall they be weaponed: they are cruell and will haue no compassion: their voyce roareth like the sea, and they ride vpon horses, well appointed, like men of warre against thee, O daughter Zion.”
Jeremiah 6:23 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 6:23 in Context — Jeremiah 6
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.
24 We have heard the fame thereof: our hands wax feeble: anguish hath taken hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in travail.
25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
What Does Jeremiah 6:23 Mean?
Jeremiah 6:23 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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