Jeremiah 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.”

Jeremiah 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Behold, you trust in lying words that can’t profit.”

Jeremiah 7:8 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. ”

Jeremiah 7:8 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Lo, ye are trusting for yourselves On the words of falsehood, so as not to profit.”

Jeremiah 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Behold, ye confide in words of falsehood that cannot profit. ”

Jeremiah 7:8 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Beholde, you trust in lying woordes, that can not profite.”

Jeremiah 7:8 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 7:8 in Context — Jeremiah 7

6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.

8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.

9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;

10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?

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What Does Jeremiah 7:8 Mean?

Jeremiah 7:8 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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