Jeremiah 6:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.”
Jeremiah 6:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 6:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 6:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““I have made you a tester of metals and a fortress among my people, that you may know and try their way.”
Jeremiah 6:27 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 6:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“I have made thee a trier and a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.”
Jeremiah 6:27 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.”
Jeremiah 6:27 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 6:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“I have set thee among my people as an assayer, a fortress, that thou mayest know and try their way. ”
Jeremiah 6:27 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 6:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“I haue set thee for a defence and fortresse among my people, that thou maiest knowe and trie their waies.”
Jeremiah 6:27 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 6:27 in Context — Jeremiah 6
25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way; for the sword of the enemy and fear is on every side.
26 O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.
27 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
28 They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
What Does Jeremiah 6:27 Mean?
Jeremiah 6:27 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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