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Jeremiah 22:17

King James Version (KJV)

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Translations

Jeremiah 22:17 - Amplified Bible

But your eyes and your heart are only for your covetousness {and} dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, for oppression and doing violence.

Jeremiah 22:17 - American Standard Version

But thine eyes and thy heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Jeremiah 22:17 - Bible in Basic English

But your eyes and your heart are fixed only on profit for yourself, on causing the death of him who has done no wrong, and on violent and cruel acts.

Jeremiah 22:17 - Darby Bible

But thine eyes and thy heart are only on thine extortion, and on the blood of the innocent, to shed it, and on oppression and on violence, to do it.

Jeremiah 22:17 - English Standard Version

But you have eyes and heart only for your dishonest gain, for shedding innocent blood, and for practicing oppression and violence."

Jeremiah 22:17 - King James Version

But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Jeremiah 22:17 - La Biblia de las Americas

Mas tus ojos y tu corazòn
sòlo están para tu propia ganancia,
para derramar sangre inocente,
y para practicar la opresiòn y la violencia.

Jeremiah 22:17 - The Message

Jeremiah 22:17 - New American Standard Bible

"But your eyes and your heart Are {intent} only upon your own dishonest gain, And on shedding innocent blood And on practicing oppression and extortion."

Jeremiah 22:17 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"Pero tus ojos y tu corazòn
Sòlo están para tu propia ganancia,
Para derramar sangre inocente,
Y para practicar la opresiòn y la violencia."

Jeremiah 22:17 - World English Bible

But your eyes and your heart are not but for your covetousness, and for shedding innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.

Jeremiah 22:17 - Young's Living Translation

But thine eyes and thy heart are not, Except on thy dishonest gain, And on shedding of innocent blood, And on oppression, and on doing of violence.

Jeremiah 22:17 - Additional Comments

Some of God's many complaints against Judah - covetousness, an unhealthy desire for anything not for God, mostly what others have that you do not have. Covetousness characterized them, for that is what drew their eyes and hearts.

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