Verse 16
Jeremiah 5:16
Geneva Bible
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Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַשְׁפָּת֖/וֹ כְּ/קֶ֣בֶר פָּת֑וּחַ כֻּלָּ֖/ם גִּבּוֹרִֽים
English Translation
The pit is like an open grave; all the mighty are there.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 5 Context
1
Run to and from by the streetes of Ierusalem, and beholde nowe, and knowe, and inquire in the open p...
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For though they say, The Lord liueth, yet doe they sweare falsely.
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3
O Lord, are not thine eyes vpon the trueth? thou hast striken them, but they haue not sorowed: thou...
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Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, n...
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I will get me vnto the great men, and will speake vnto them: for they haue knowen the way of the Lor...
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6
Wherefore a lyon out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolfe of the wildernesse shall destroy the...
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7
Howe should I spare thee for this? thy children haue forsaken me, and sworne by them that are no god...
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8
They rose vp in the morning like fed horses: for euery man neyed after his neighbours wife.
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9
Shall I not visite for these things, saith the Lord? Shall not my soule be auenged on such a nation...
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10
Clime vp vpon their walles, and destroy them, but make not a full ende: take away their batilments,...
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11
For the house of Israel, and the house of Iudah haue grieuously trespassed against me, saith the Lor...
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12
They haue denied the Lord, and saide, It is not he, neither shall the plague come vpon vs, neither s...
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13
And the Prophetes shall be as winde, and the worde is not in them: thus shall it come vnto them.
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14
Wherefore thus saith the Lord God (Elohim) of hostes, Because ye speake such wordes, beholde, I will...
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15
Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, which is a mighti...
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16
Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong.
17
And they shall eate thine haruest and thy bread: they shall deuoure thy sonnes and thy daughters: th...
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18
Neuerthelesse at those dayes, sayth the Lord, I will not make a full ende of you.
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19
And when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God (Elohim) doe these things vnto vs? then shal...
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20
Declare this in the house of Iaakob, and publish it in Iudah, saying,
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21
Heare nowe this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which hau...
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22
Feare ye not me, saith the Lord? or will ye not be afraide at my presence, which haue placed the san...
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23
But this people hath an vnfaithfull and rebellious heart: they are departed and gone.
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24
For they say not in their heart, Let vs nowe feare the Lord our God (Elohim), that giueth raine both...
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25
Yet your iniquities haue turned away these things, and your sinnes haue hindred good things from you...
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26
For among my people are founde wicked persons, that lay waite as hee that setteth snares: they haue...
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27
As a cage is full of birdes, so are their houses full of deceite: thereby they are become great and...
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28
They are waxen fat and shining: they doe ouerpasse the deedes of the wicked: they execute no iudgeme...
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29
Shall I not visite for these things, sayth the Lord? or shall not my soule be auenged on such a nati...
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30
An horrible and filthie thing is committed in the land.
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31
The Prophets prophesie lies, and ye Priests receiue giftes in their handes, and my people delite the...
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