Verse 17

Jeremiah 8:17

Geneva Bible

17 For beholde, I will sende serpents, and cockatrices among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall sting you, sayth the Lord.
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּי֩ הִנְ/נִ֨י מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַ בָּ/כֶ֗ם נְחָשִׁים֙ צִפְעֹנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין לָ/הֶ֖ם לָ֑חַשׁ וְ/נִשְּׁכ֥וּ אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם נְאֻם יְהוָֽה
English Translation
For behold, I am sending among you serpents, vipers that have no charm, and they shall bite you, declares the Lord.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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2 And they shall spread them before the sunne and the moone, and all the host of heauen, whom they hau... Focus ↗
3 And death shall bee desired rather then life of all the residue that remaineth of this wicked famili... Focus ↗
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5 Wherefore is this people of Ierusalem turned backe by a perpetuall rebellion? they gaue themselues t... Focus ↗
6 I hearkened and heard, but none spake aright: no man repented him of his wickednesse, saying, What h... Focus ↗
7 Euen the storke in the aire knoweth her appointed times, and the turtle and the crane and the swallo... Focus ↗
8 Howe doe yee say, Wee are wise, and the Lawe of the Lord is with vs? Loe, certeinly in vaine made he... Focus ↗
9 The wise men are ashamed: they are afraid and taken. loe, they haue reiected the word of the Lord, a... Focus ↗
10 Therefore will I giue their wiues vnto others, and their fieldes to them that shall possesse them: f... Focus ↗
11 For they haue healed the hurt of the daughter of my people with sweete woordes, saying, Peace, peace... Focus ↗
12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not ashamed, neither coulde th... Focus ↗
13 I wil surely consume them, sayth the Lord: there shalbe no grapes on the vine, nor figges on the fig... Focus ↗
14 Why doe we stay? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the strong cities, and let vs be quiet... Focus ↗
15 We looked for peace, but no good came, and for a time of health, and behold troubles. Focus ↗
16 The neying of his horses was heard from Dan, the whole lande trembled at the noyse of the neying of... Focus ↗
17 For beholde, I will sende serpents, and cockatrices among you, which will not be charmed, and they s...
18 I would haue comforted my selfe against sorowe, but mine heart is heauie in me. Focus ↗
19 Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people for feare of them of a farre countrey, Is... Focus ↗
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21 I am sore vexed for the hurt of ye daughter of my people: I am heauie, and astonishment hath taken m... Focus ↗
22 Is there no balme at Gilead? is there no Physition there? Why then is not the health of the daughter... Focus ↗