Jeremiah 5:4
“Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Jeremiah 5:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und ich sprach: Nur Geringe sind es; die sind betört, weil sie den Weg Jehovas, das Recht ihres Gottes, nicht kennen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Yo empero dije: Por cierto ellos son pobres, enloquecido han, pues no conocen el camino de Jehová, el juicio de su Dios.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Eu porém disse: Certamente eles são pobres; enlouqueceram, pois não conhecem o caminho do SENHOR, o juízo de seu Deus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então eu disse: "Certamente, apenas o povo pobre é assim. Esses são tolos, pois não conhecem os caminhos de Yahweh, os decretos do seu Deus.
📖 Jeremiah 5:4 in Context
2And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.
3O Lord, are not thine eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
4Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
5I will get me unto the great men, and will speak unto them; for they have known the way of the Lord, and the judgment of their God: but these have altogether broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.
6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
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