Verse Comparison: Jeremiah 5:4
American Standard Version
Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:
Amplified® Bible
Then I said, Surely these are only the poor; they are [sinfully] foolish {and} have no understanding, for they know not the way of the Lord, the judgment (the just and righteous law) of their God.
Contemporary English Version
Then I thought to myself, "These common people act like fools, and they have never learned what the LORD their God demands of them.
Darby English Version
And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.
Good News Bible
Then I thought, "These are only the poor and ignorant. They behave foolishly; they don't know what their God requires, what the LORD wants them to do.
King James Version
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
New American Standard Bible
Then I said, "They are only the poor, They are foolish; For they do not know the way of the LORD {Or} the ordinance of their God.
New International Version
I thought, "These are only the poor;
they are foolish,
for they do not know the way of the LORD,
the requirements of their God.
New King James Version
Therefore I said, “Surely these are poor.
They are foolish;
For they do not know the way of the LORD,
The judgment of their God.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then I said, "They represent only the poor, They act foolishly; For they do not know the way of the LORD Or the ordinance of their God.
Revised Standard Version
Then I said, "These are only the poor, they have no sense; for they do not know the way of the LORD, the law of their God.
Young's Literal Translation
And I -- I said, `Surely these `are' poor, They have been foolish, For they have not known the way of Jehovah, The judgment of their God.