Nor walk by the way.
Because of the sword of the enemy,
Fear is on every side.
aDress in sackcloth
bAnd roll about in ashes!
cMake mourning as for an only son, most bitter lamentation;
For the plunderer will suddenly come upon us.
That you may know and test their way.
They are cbronze and iron,
They are all corrupters;
The lead is consumed by the fire;
The smelter refines in vain,
For the wicked are not drawn off.
| << Jeremiah 6:26 | Jeremiah 6:28 >> |
American Standard Version
I have made thee a trier `and' a fortress among my people; that thou mayest know and try their way.
Amplified® Bible
I [says the Lord] have set you [Jeremiah] as an assayer {and} a prover of ore among My people, that you may know and try their doings and be like a watchtower.
Contemporary English Version
Jeremiah, test my people as though they were metal.
Darby English Version
I have set thee among my people as an assayer, a fortress, that thou mayest know and try their way.
Good News Bible
Jeremiah, test my people, as you would test metal, and find out what they are like.
King James Version
I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
New American Standard Bible
"I have made you an assayer {and} a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way."
New International Version
"I have made you a tester of metals
and my people the ore,
that you may observe
and test their ways.
New King James Version
“ I have set you as an assayer and a fortress among My people,
That you may know and test their way.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I have made you an assayer and a tester among My people, That you may know and assay their way."
Revised Standard Version
"I have made you an assayer and tester among my people, that you may know and assay their ways.
Young's Literal Translation
A watch-tower I have given thee, Among My people a fortress, And thou knowest, and hast tried their way.
New English Translation
The Lord said to me,1 “I have made you like a metal assayer to test my people like ore.2 You are to observe them and evaluate how they behave.”3
| << Jeremiah 6:26 | Jeremiah 6:28 >> |
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