Jeremiah 9:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Jeremiah 9:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 9:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Jeremiah 9:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Jeremiah 9:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh of Armies says, “Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come. Send for the skillful women, that they may come.”
Jeremiah 9:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 9:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come: ”
Jeremiah 9:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Consider ye, and call for mourning women, And they come, And to the wise women send, and they come,”
Jeremiah 9:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 9:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for the skilful women, that they may come; ”
Jeremiah 9:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 9:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thus sayeth the Lord of hostes, Take heede, and call for the mourning women, that they may come, and send for skilfull women that they may come,”
Jeremiah 9:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 9:17 in Context — Jeremiah 9
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.
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
What Does Jeremiah 9:17 Mean?
Jeremiah 9:17 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free