Verse 14

Jeremiah 8:14

English Revised Version

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14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God (Elohim) hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

Original Language Text

hebrew

עַל מָה֙ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּ וְ/נָב֛וֹא אֶל עָרֵ֥י הַ/מִּבְצָ֖ר וְ/נִדְּמָה שָּׁ֑ם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י/נוּ הֲדִמָּ֨/נוּ֙ וַ/יַּשְׁקֵ֣/נוּ מֵי רֹ֔אשׁ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לַ/יהוָֽה

English Translation

Why are we sitting? Assemble and let us go to the fortified cities and let us be there, for the Lord our God has condemned us and has given us water of gall, for we have sinned against the Lord.

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Chapter 8 Context

1 At that time, saith the LORD, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of... Focus ↗

2 and they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of heaven, whom they have... Focus ↗

3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, which... Focus ↗

4 Moreover thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD: shall men fall, and not rise up again? shall... Focus ↗

5 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit,... Focus ↗

6 I hearkened and heard, but they spake not aright: no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying, Wh... Focus ↗

7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the swallow and the cra... Focus ↗

8 How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us? But, behold, the false pen of the sc... Focus ↗

9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD;... Focus ↗

10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall possess them: for... Focus ↗

11 And they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people lightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there... Focus ↗

12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither co... Focus ↗

13 I will utterly consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the f... Focus ↗

14 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be s...

15 We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold dismay! Focus ↗

16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the wh... Focus ↗

17 For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall b... Focus ↗

18 Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me. Focus ↗

19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: Is not t... Focus ↗

20 The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved. Focus ↗

21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt: I am black; astonishment hath taken hold on me. Focus ↗

22 Is there no balm in Gilead? is there no physician there? why then is not the health of the daughter... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: Jeremiah
Chapter: Chapter 8 (22 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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