Verse 16
Jeremiah 5:16
Noah Webster Bible
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Their quiver is as an open sepulcher, they are all mighty men.
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
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Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in its broad pla...
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2
And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.
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3
O LORD, are not thy eyes upon the truth? thou hast stricken them, but they have not grieved; thou ha...
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4
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, no...
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5
I will go to the great men, and will speak to them; for they have known the way of the LORD, and the...
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6
Wherefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leo...
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7
How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods:...
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8
They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor's wife.
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9
Shall I not visit for these things ? saith the LORD: and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nati...
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10
Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they a...
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11
For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the L...
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12
They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we...
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13
And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done to them.
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14
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God (Elohim) of hosts, Because ye speak this word, Behold, I will make...
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15
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty natio...
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16
Their quiver is as an open sepulcher, they are all mighty men.
17
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat: they...
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18
Nevertheless in those days, saith the LORD, I will not make a full end with you.
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19
And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Why doeth the LORD our God (Elohim) all these things t...
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20
Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
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21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ear...
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22
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the...
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23
But this people have a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.
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24
Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear the LORD our God (Elohim), that giveth rain, both t...
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25
Your iniquities have turned away these things , and your sins have withheld good things from you.
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26
For among my people are found wicked men : they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap...
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27
As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they have become great, an...
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28
They have become fat, they shine: yes, they surpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the caus...
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29
Shall I not visit for these things ? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation a...
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30
A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land;
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31
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have...
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