Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
The word of the
LORD
that
came
to
Jeremiah concerning the dearth.
That
which
hath
been
the word of Jehovah
unto
Jeremiah concerning the matters
of
the
dearths:
Judah mourneth
, and the
gates thereof
languish;
they are
black
unto
the ground;
and the cry of Jerusalem is
gone up.
Mourned
hath
Judah, and her
gates have
languished,
They have
mourned
to
the earth,
And the cry of Jerusalem hath
gone up.
And their nobles
have sent their little ones to the waters:
they came
to
the
pits
, and
found no
water ;
they returned
with
their vessels empty ;
they were
ashamed and
confounded
, and covered their heads
.
And their honourable
ones
have sent their little ones to the water,
They have
come
unto
ditches
, They
have
not
found water ,
They have
turned
back
--
their vessels empty !
They have
been
ashamed, And have
blushed
and
covered their head
.
Because the ground is
chapt
, for there was
no rain in the earth
, the
plowmen
were
ashamed, they covered their heads
.
Because the ground hath
been
broken
, For there hath
been
no rain in the land
, Ashamed have
been
husbandmen
, They have
covered their head
.
Yea,
the hind also
calved
in the field ,
and
forsook
it ,
because
there was
no grass.
For
even
the hind in the field hath
brought
forth
--
to
forsake
`
it !'
For
there hath
been
no grass.
And the
wild asses did
stand
in
the
high places, they snuffed
up the
wind like dragons ;
their eyes did
fail
, because
there was
no grass
.
And wild asses have
stood
on
high places, They have
swallowed
up wind like dragons ,
Consumed
have
been
their eyes, for
there is
no herb
.
O
LORD,
though
our iniquities testify
against us, do
thou
it
for thy name's sake :
for our backslidings are
many;
we have sinned against
thee
.
Surely
our iniquities have
testified
against us, O
Jehovah,
work
for Thy name's sake ,
For many
have
been
our backslidings ,
Against
Thee
we have sinned.
O the
hope of Israel ,
the
saviour thereof
in time of trouble, why shouldest
thou be
as a stranger
in the land ,
and as a wayfaring
man
that
turneth
aside to tarry
for
a
night
?
O Hope of Israel --
its
saviour in time of trouble, Why art
Thou as a sojourner
in the land ?
And as a traveller
turned
aside to lodge
?
Why shouldest
thou be
as a
man
astonied,
as a mighty man
that
cannot
save? yet
thou ,
O
LORD,
art in the
midst of
us
, and we
are
called
by
thy name ;
leave us not.
Why art
Thou as one
dumb?
As a mighty one
not
able
to
save? And
Thou `
art '
in our
midst, O
Jehovah,
And Thy name over
us
is
called,
leave us not.
Thus saith
the
LORD
unto
this people ,
Thus
have
they loved to wander, they have not refrained
their
feet
, therefore
the
LORD
doth
not accept
them ;
he
will
now remember their iniquity, and visit
their sins
.
Thus said
Jehovah
concerning
this people :
Well
they have
loved to wander, Their
feet
they have not restrained
, And
Jehovah
hath
not accepted
them ,
Now doth
He
remember their iniquity, And inspect
their sin
.
Then
said
the
LORD
unto me ,
Pray
not for this people for their
good .
And
Jehovah
saith
unto me :
Thou
dost
not pray
for this people for good ,
When they fast, I will
not hear
their cry ;
and when they offer
burnt offering and an
oblation
, I will
not
accept them :
but
I
will
consume
them
by the
sword, and by the
famine, and by the
pestilence.
When they fast, I hearken
not unto
their cry ,
And when they cause
to
ascend
burnt -
offering and present
, I accept them not,
For
by sword, and by famine, And by pestilence ,
I
am
consuming
them
.
Then
said
I, Ah, Lord GOD!
behold
, the prophets say
unto
them ,
Ye shall
not see the
sword, neither
shall
ye
have
famine ;
but
I will
give you assured
peace
in this place.
And
I say
, `
Ah, Lord Jehovah
, Lo,
the prophets are
saying
to
them :
Ye do
not see a
sword, yea,
famine is
not
to
you,
For
true
peace
I give to
you in this place. '
Then
the
LORD
said
unto me ,
The prophets prophesy
lies
in my name :
I sent
them
not, neither
have
I
commanded
them, neither
spake
unto them: they
prophesy
unto
you
a false vision and divination, and a
thing
of
nought
, and the deceit of their heart.
And
Jehovah
saith
unto me :
Falsehood
the prophets are
prophesying
in My name ,
I did
not send
them
, nor
command
them, Nor
have
I
spoken
unto them: A false vision ,
and divination, and vanity
, And the deceit of their own
heart ,
they
are
prophesying
to
you
.
Therefore thus saith
the
LORD
concerning the prophets that
prophesy
in my name, and I sent them not
, yet
they say
, Sword and famine shall
not be
in this land ;
By sword and famine shall
those
prophets be
consumed.
Therefore ,
thus said
Jehovah
concerning the prophets who
are
prophesying
in My name, and I have
not
sent them, and
they are
saying
, Sword and famine is
not in this land :
By sword and by
famine are
these
prophets consumed.
And the people to whom they prophesy
shall
be
cast out in
the
streets
of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword ;
and they shall
have none to
bury
them, them, their wives, nor
their sons, nor
their daughters :
for
I will
pour
their
wickedness
upon them.
And the people to whom they are
prophesying,
Are
cast into
out -places
of Jerusalem ,
Because of the famine ,
and of
the sword ,
And they have none burying
them, Them, their wives, and
their sons, and
their daughters ,
And
I have
poured
out
upon them this
evil
.
Therefore
thou shalt
say
this
word
unto them ;
Let
mine eyes run
down
with
tears
night and day, and let
them
not cease :
for the virgin daughter of my people is
broken
with
a
great
breach
, with
a very grievous blow
.
And
thou hast
said
unto them this
word:
Tears
come
down
mine eyes night and day, And they
do
not cease ,
For ,
`with'
a
great
breach,
Broken
hath
been
the virgin daughter of my people, A very grievous stroke
.
If I go
forth into
the field, then behold
the slain
with
the sword! and if I enter
into
the city, then behold
them
that
are
sick
with
famine! yea,
both the
prophet and the
priest go
about
into
a land that they know
not.
If I have
gone
forth to
the field, Then ,
lo,
the pierced
of
the sword! And if I have
entered
the city, Then ,
lo,
the
diseased
of
famine! For
both prophet and priest have
gone
up
and
down
Unto
a land that they knew
not.
Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed
Zion
? why
hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for
us? we
looked
for peace, and there is no good ;
and for the
time of healing, and behold
trouble!
Hast Thou utterly rejected Judah? Zion
hath Thy soul loathed
? Wherefore
hast Thou smitten us, And there is no healing to
us? Looking
for peace, and there is no good ,
And for a
time of healing, and lo,
terror.
We acknowledge
, O LORD
, our wickedness, and
the iniquity of our fathers :
for we have sinned against thee.
We have
known
, O Jehovah
, our wickedness, The iniquity of our fathers ,
For we have sinned against Thee.
Do not abhor
us
, for thy name's sake, do
not disgrace
the throne of thy
glory:
remember, break not thy covenant with us.
Do not despise
, for Thy name's sake, Dishonour
not the throne of Thine
honour,
Remember, break not Thy covenant with us.
Are there any
among the vanities of the Gentiles
that
can
cause
rain? or
can
the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD
our God? therefore
we will
wait upon
thee :
for thou hast made
all these things.
Are there among the vanities of the nations
any
causing
rain? And
do
the heavens give showers? Art not Thou He, O Jehovah
our God? And
we wait for
thee ,
for Thou --
Thou
hast done
all these !
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