Jeremiah 6:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.”

Jeremiah 6:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 6:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 6:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“As a well produces its waters, so she produces her wickedness. Violence and destruction is heard in her. Sickness and wounds are continually before me.”

Jeremiah 6:7 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 6:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“As a well casteth forth its waters, so she casteth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds. ”

Jeremiah 6:7 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 6:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“As the digging of a well, is <FI>for<Fi> its waters, So she hath digged <FI>for<Fi> her wickedness, Violence and spoil is heard in her, Before My face continually <FI>are<Fi> sickness and smiting.”

Jeremiah 6:7 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 6:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“As a well poureth forth her waters, so she poureth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction are heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds. ”

Jeremiah 6:7 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 6:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“As the fountaine casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her malice: crueltie and spoyle is continually heard in her before me with sorowe and strokes.”

Jeremiah 6:7 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 6:7 in Context — Jeremiah 6

5 Arise, and let us go by night, and let us destroy her palaces.

6 For thus hath the Lord of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her.

7 As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

8 Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.

9 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.

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What Does Jeremiah 6:7 Mean?

Jeremiah 6:7 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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