Jeremiah 6:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul depart from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land not inhabited.”
Jeremiah 6:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 6:8 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 6:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 6:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Be instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from you, lest I make you a desolation, an uninhabited land.””
Jeremiah 6:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 6:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be thou instructed, O Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited. ”
Jeremiah 6:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 6:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Be instructed, O Jerusalem, Lest My soul be alienated from thee, Lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited.”
Jeremiah 6:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 6:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be thou instructed, Jerusalem, lest my soul be alienated from thee; lest I make thee a desolation, a land not inhabited. ”
Jeremiah 6:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 6:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Be thou instructed, O Ierusalem, lest my soule depart from thee, lest I make thee desolate as a land, that none inhabiteth.”
Jeremiah 6:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 6:8 in Context — Jeremiah 6
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.
10 To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the Lord is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.
What Does Jeremiah 6:8 Mean?
Jeremiah 6:8 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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