Jeremiah 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they shall eat up thine harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they shall eat up thy flocks and thine herds: they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig trees: they shall impoverish thy fenced cities, wherein thou trustedst, with the sword.”
Jeremiah 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They will eat up your harvest and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat. They will eat up your flocks and your herds. They will eat up your vines and your fig trees. They will beat down your fortified cities in which you trust with the sword.”
Jeremiah 5:17 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat; they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds; they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall beat down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.”
Jeremiah 5:17 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it hath consumed thy harvest and thy bread, They consume thy sons, and thy daughters, It consumeth thy flock, and thy herd, It consumeth thy vine, and thy fig-tree, It maketh poor thy fenced cities, In which thou art trusting--by the sword.”
Jeremiah 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they shall eat up thy harvest and thy bread, they shall eat up thy sons and thy daughters, they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds, they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall destroy with the sword thy strong cities, wherein thou trustedst.”
Jeremiah 5:17 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they shall eate thine haruest and thy bread: they shall deuoure thy sonnes and thy daughters: they shall eate vp thy sheepe and thy bullocks: they shall eate thy vines and thy figge trees: they shall destroy with the sworde thy fenced cities, wherein thou didest trust.”
Jeremiah 5:17 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:17 in Context — Jeremiah 5
15 He aquí yo traigo sobre vosotros gente de lejos, oh casa de Israel, dice Jehová; gente robusta, gente antigua, gente cuya lengua ignorarás, y no entenderás lo que hablare.
16 Su aljaba como sepulcro abierto, todos valientes.
17 Y comerá tu mies y tu pan, [que] habían de comer tus hijos y tus hijas; comerá tus ovejas y tus vacas, comerá tus viñas y tus higueras; y tus ciudades fuertes en que tú confías, tornará en nada á cuchillo.
18 Empero en aquellos días, dice Jehová, no os acabaré del todo.
19 Y será que cuando dijereis: ¿Por qué hizo Jehová el Dios nuestro con nosotros todas estas cosas? entonces les dirás: De la manera que me dejasteis á mí, y servisteis á dioses ajenos en vuestra tierra, así serviréis á extraños en tierra ajena.
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What Does Jeremiah 5:17 Mean?
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