Jeremiah 9:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.”
Jeremiah 9:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 9:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 9:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people and go from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.”
Jeremiah 9:2 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 9:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. ”
Jeremiah 9:2 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 9:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Who doth give me in a wilderness A lodging-place of travellers? And I leave my people, and go from them, For all of them <FI>are<Fi> adulterers, An assembly of treacherous ones.”
Jeremiah 9:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 9:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Oh that I had in the wilderness a traveller's lodging-place, that I might leave my people, and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men. ”
Jeremiah 9:2 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 9:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Oh, that I had in the wildernes a cottage of wayfaring men, that I might leaue my people, and go from them: for they be all adulterers and an assembly of rebels,”
Jeremiah 9:2 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 9:2 in Context — Jeremiah 9
1 Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of wayfaring men; that I might leave my people, and go from them! for they be all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.
What Does Jeremiah 9:2 Mean?
Jeremiah 9:2 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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