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Jeremiah 15

21 aligned verses; 21 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
Then said the LORD unto me , Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people : cast them out of my sight , and let them go forth .
And Jehovah saith unto me : Though Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My soul is not toward this people , Send from before My face , and they go out .
And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth ? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death , to death ; and such as are for the sword, to the sword ; and such as are for the famine, to the famine ; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.
And it hath come to pass, when they say to thee, Whither do we go out ? that thou hast said unto them, Thus said Jehovah: Those who ` are ' for death -- to death , And those who are for the sword, to the sword , And those who are for famine, to famine , And those who are for captivity, to captivity.
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the LORD: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear , and the fowls of the heaven , and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy .
And I have appointed over them four kinds, an affirmation of Jehovah, The sword to slay, and the dogs to drag , And the fowl of the heavens , And the beast of the earth, to consume and to devour .
And I will cause them to be removed into all kingdoms of the earth, because of Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Judah, for that which he did in Jerusalem.
And I have given them for a trembling To all kingdoms of the earth, Because of Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah, For that which he did in Jerusalem.
For who shall have pity upon thee, O Jerusalem? or who shall bemoan thee? or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest ?
For who hath pity on thee, O Jerusalem? And who doth bemoan for thee? And who turneth aside to ask of thy welfare ?
Thou hast forsaken me , saith the LORD , thou art gone backward : therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and destroy thee ; I am weary with repenting .
Thou -- thou hast left Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah , Backward thou goest, And I stretch out My hand against thee, And I destroy thee , I have been weary of repenting ,
And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land ; I will bereave them of children , I will destroy my people since they return not from their ways.
And I scatter them with a fan , in the gates the land , I bereaved , I have destroyed My people , From their ways they turned not back .
Their widows are increased to me above the sand of the seas : I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noonday: I have caused him to fall upon it suddenly, and terrors upon the city .
Its widows have been more to Me than the sand of the seas , I brought in to them -- against the mother -- A young man -- a spoiler -- at noon. I caused to fall upon her suddenly, wrath and trouble .
She that hath borne seven languisheth: she hath given up the ghost; her sun is gone down while it was yet day : she hath been ashamed and confounded : and the residue of them will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the LORD .
Languished hath the bearer of seven , She hath breathed out her spirit, Gone in hath her sun while yet day , It hath been ashamed and confounded , And their residue to the sword I give up before their enemies, An affirmation of Jehovah .
Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury ; yet every one of them doth curse me.
Wo to me, my mother, For thou hast borne me a man of strife , And a man of contention to all the land, I have not lent on usury, Nor have they lent on usury to me -- All of them are reviling me.
The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
Jehovah said, Did I not direct thee for good? Did not I intercede for thee in a time of evil , And in a time of adversity, with the enemy?
Shall iron break the northern iron and the steel ?
Doth one break iron -- northern iron , and brass ?
Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders.
Thy strength and thy treasures For a prey I do give -- not for price, Even for all thy sins, and in all thy borders.
And I will make thee to pass with thine enemies into a land which thou knowest not : for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn upon you.
And I have caused thine enemies To pass over into the land -- Thou hast not known, For a fire hath been kindled in Mine anger, Against you it doth burn .
O LORD , thou knowest: remember me, and visit me, and revenge me of my persecutors; take me not away in thy longsuffering: know that for thy sake I have suffered rebuke .
Thou , Thou hast known, O Jehovah, Remember me, and inspect me, And take vengeance for me of my pursuers, In Thy long-suffering take me not away , Know -- I have borne for Thee reproach .
Thy words were found, and I did eat them ; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart : for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Thy words have been found, and I eat them , And Thy word is to me for a joy , And for the rejoicing of my heart , For Thy name is called on me , O Jehovah, God of Hosts.
I sat not in the assembly of the mockers , nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of thy hand : for thou hast filled me with indignation .
I have not sat in an assembly of deriders , Nor do I exult, because of thy hand , -- Alone I have sat, For `with' indignation Thou hast filled me.
Why is my pain perpetual , and my wound incurable , which refuseth to be healed ? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar , and as waters that fail?
Why hath my pain been perpetual ? And my wound incurable ? It hath refused to be healed , Thou art surely to me as a failing stream , Waters not stedfast.
Therefore thus saith the LORD , If thou return , then will I bring thee again , and thou shalt stand before me : and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth : let them return unto thee ; but return not thou unto them.
Therefore, thus said Jehovah: If thou turnest back , then I bring thee back , Before Me thou dost stand, And if thou bringest out the precious from the vile, As My mouth thou art! They -- they turn back unto thee , And thou dost not turn back unto them.
And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall : and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee : for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the LORD.
And I have made thee to this people For a wall -- brazen -- fenced, And they have fought against thee, And they do not prevail against thee , For with thee `am' I to save thee , And to deliver thee -- an affirmation of Jehovah ,
And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked , and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible .
And I have delivered thee from the hand of evil doers , And I have ransomed thee From the hand of the terrible !

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