Jeremiah 9:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.”

Jeremiah 9:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Jeremiah 9:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Jeremiah 9:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.””

Jeremiah 9:16 — World English Bible

Jeremiah 9:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them. ”

Jeremiah 9:16 — American Standard Version

Jeremiah 9:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have scattered them among nations Which they knew not, they and their fathers, And have sent after them the sword, Till I have consumed them.”

Jeremiah 9:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Jeremiah 9:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and will scatter them among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them. ”

Jeremiah 9:16 — Darby Translation

Jeremiah 9:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“I wil scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers haue knowen, and I will send a sworde after them, til I haue consumed them.”

Jeremiah 9:16 — Geneva Bible

Jeremiah 9:16 in Context — Jeremiah 9

14 But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:

15 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.

16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.

17 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:

18 And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.

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What Does Jeremiah 9:16 Mean?

Jeremiah 9:16 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 9. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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