Jeremiah 16:19
King James Version (KJV)
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Translations
Jeremiah 16:19 - Amplified Bible
[Then said Jeremiah] O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold, and my Refuge in the day of affliction, to You shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, emptiness, {and} futility, worthless things in which there is no profit!
Jeremiah 16:19 - American Standard Version
O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
Jeremiah 16:19 - Bible in Basic English
O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.
Jeremiah 16:19 - Darby Bible
Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood [and] vanity; and in these things there is no profit.
Jeremiah 16:19 - English Standard Version
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Jeremiah 16:19 - King James Version
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Jeremiah 16:19 - La Biblia de las Americas
¡Oh SEÑOR, fuerza mìa y fortaleza mìa,
refugio mìo en el dìa de angustia!
A ti vendrán las naciones
desde los términos de la tierra y dirán:
Nuestros padres heredaron sòlo mentira,
vanidad y cosas sin provecho.
Jeremiah 16:19 - The Message
God, my strength, my stronghold,
my safe retreat when trouble descends:
The godless nations will come
from earth’s four corners, saying,
"Our ancestors lived on lies,
useless illusions, all smoke."
Can mortals manufacture gods?
Their factories turn out no-gods!
Jeremiah 16:19 - New American Standard Bible
O LORD, my strength and my stronghold, And my refuge in the day of distress, To You the nations will come From the ends of the earth and say, "Our fathers have inherited nothing but falsehood, Futility and things of no profit."
Jeremiah 16:19 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy
¡Oh SEÑOR, fuerza mìa y fortaleza mìa,
Refugio mìo en el dìa de angustia!
A ti vendrán las naciones
Desde los confines de la tierra y dirán:
"Nuestros padres heredaron sòlo mentira,
Vanidad y cosas sin provecho."
Jeremiah 16:19 - World English Bible
Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.
Jeremiah 16:19 - Young's Living Translation
O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.
Jeremiah 16:19 - Additional Comments
Exodus 20:5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Not only do our sins affect us, but they affect generations after us. Deal with them now, and break the cycle!
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