Jeremiah 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour’s wife.”
Jeremiah 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They were as fed horses roaming at large. Everyone neighed after his neighbor’s wife.”
Jeremiah 5:8 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“they were as fed horses roaming at large; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.”
Jeremiah 5:8 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Fed horses--they have been early risers, Each to the wife of his neighbour they neigh.”
Jeremiah 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“[As] well fed horses, they roam about, every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.”
Jeremiah 5:8 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“They rose vp in the morning like fed horses: for euery man neyed after his neighbours wife.”
Jeremiah 5:8 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:8 in Context — Jeremiah 5
6 C’est pourquoi le lion de la forêt les tue, Le loup du désert les détruit, La panthère est aux aguets devant leurs villes; Tous ceux qui en sortiront seront déchirés; Car leurs transgressions sont nombreuses, Leurs infidélités se sont multipliées.
7 Pourquoi te pardonnerais-je? Tes enfants m’ont abandonné, Et ils jurent par des dieux qui n’existent pas. J’ai reçu leurs serments, et ils se livrent à l’adultère, Ils sont en foule dans la maison de la prostituée.
8 Semblables à des chevaux bien nourris, qui courent çà et là, Ils hennissent chacun après la femme de son prochain.
9 Ne châtierais-je pas ces choses-là, dit l’Éternel, Ne me vengerais-je pas d’une pareille nation?
10 Montez sur ses murailles, et abattez, Mais ne détruisez pas entièrement! Enlevez ses ceps Qui n’appartiennent point à l’Éternel!
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What Does Jeremiah 5:8 Mean?
Jeremiah 5:8 is a verse from the Book of Jeremiah, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Jeremiah chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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