Jeremiah 29:17
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 29:17 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
so spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Siehe, ich sende unter sie das Schwert, den Hunger und die Pest, und will sie machen wie die abscheulichen Feigen, die vor Schlechtigkeit nicht gegessen werden können.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí envío yo contra ellos cuchillo, hambre, y pestilencia, y pondrélos como los malos higos, que de malos no se pueden comer.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Assim diz o SENHOR dos exércitos: Eis que enviarei contra eles espada, fome, e pestilência; e farei deles como a figos podres, que de tão ruins não podem ser comidos.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
assim diz Yahweh dos Exércitos: 'Eu lhes mandarei espada, fome e peste; Eu lhes farei como figos podres que não podem ser comidos.
📖 Jeremiah 29:17 in Context
15Because ye have said, The Lord hath raised us up prophets in Babylon;
16Know that thus saith the Lord of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David, and of all the people that dwelleth in this city, and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity;
17Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
18And I will persecute them with the sword, with the famine, and with the pestilence, and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth, to be a curse, and an astonishment, and an hissing, and a reproach, among all the nations whither I have driven them:
19Because they have not hearkened to my words, saith the Lord, which I sent unto them by my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them; but ye would not hear, saith the Lord.
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