Jeremiah 8:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.”
Jeremiah 8:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 8:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 8:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding? They cling to deceit. They refuse to return.”
Jeremiah 8:5 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 8:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. ”
Jeremiah 8:5 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 8:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back--a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.”
Jeremiah 8:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 8:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. ”
Jeremiah 8:5 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 8:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore is this people of Ierusalem turned backe by a perpetuall rebellion? they gaue themselues to deceit, and would not returne.”
Jeremiah 8:5 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 8:5 in Context — Jeremiah 8
3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the Lord of hosts.
4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord; Shall they fall, and not arise? shall he turn away, and not return?
5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repented him of his wickedness, saying, What have I done? every one turned to his course, as the horse rusheth into the battle.
7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
What Does Jeremiah 8:5 Mean?
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