Jeremiah 8:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.”

Jeremiah 8:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 8:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 8:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

““For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says Yahweh.”

Jeremiah 8:17 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 8:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah. ”

Jeremiah 8:17 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 8:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of Jehovah.”

Jeremiah 8:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 8:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For behold, I send among you serpents, vipers against which there is no charm, and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah. ”

Jeremiah 8:17 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 8:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For beholde, I will sende serpents, and cockatrices among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall sting you, sayth the Lord.”

Jeremiah 8:17 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 8:17 in Context — Jeremiah 8

15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!

16 The snorting of his horses was heard from Dan: the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones; for they are come, and have devoured the land, and all that is in it; the city, and those that dwell therein.

17 For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

18 When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.

19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the Lord in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?

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What Does Jeremiah 8:17 Mean?

Jeremiah 8:17 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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