a‘Let my eyes flow with tears night and day,
And let them not cease;
bFor the virgin daughter of my people
Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow.
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and bpriest go about in a land they do not know.’ ”
The People Plead for Mercy
Has Your soul loathed Zion?
Why have You stricken us so that bthere is no healing for us?
cWe looked for peace, but there was no good;
And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.
And the iniquity of our afathers,
For bwe have sinned against You.
Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory.
aRemember, do not break Your covenant with us.
Or can the heavens give showers?
dAre You not He, O Lord our God?
Therefore we will wait for You,
Since You have made all these.
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American Standard Version
If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
Amplified® Bible
If I go out into the field, then behold, those slain with the sword! And if I enter the city, then behold, those tormented with the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest go about not knowing what to do {or} as beggars [exiled] in a land that they know not, and they have no knowledge.
Contemporary English Version
In the fields I see the bodies of those killed in battle. And in the towns I see crowds dying of hunger. But the prophets and priests go about their business, without understanding what has happened."
Darby English Version
If I go forth into the field, behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, behold them that pine away with famine! For both prophet and priest shall go about into a land that they know not.
Good News Bible
When I go out in the fields, I see the bodies of men killed in war; when I go into the towns, I see people starving to death. Prophets and priests carry on their work, but they don't know what they are doing."
King James Version
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
New American Standard Bible
`If I go out to the country, Behold, those slain with the sword! Or if I enter the city, Behold, diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest Have gone roving about in the land that they do not know.'"
New International Version
If I go into the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I go into the city,
I see the ravages of famine.
Both prophet and priest
have gone to a land they know not.' "
New King James Version
If I go out to the field,
Then behold, those slain with the sword!
And if I enter the city,
Then behold, those sick from famine!
Yes, both prophet and priest go about in a land they do not know.'"
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'If I go out to the country, Behold, those slain with the sword! Or if I enter the city, Behold, diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest Have gone roving about in the land that they do not know.'"
Revised Standard Version
If I go out into the field, behold, those slain by the sword! And if I enter the city, behold, the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest ply their trade through the land, and have no knowledge.'"
Young's Literal Translation
If I have gone forth to the field, Then, lo, the pierced of the sword! And if I have entered the city, Then, lo, the diseased of famine! For both prophet and priest have gone up and down Unto a land that they knew not.
New English Translation
If I go out into the countryside, I see those who have been killed in battle. If I go into the city, I see those who are sick because of starvation.1 For both prophet and priest go about their own business in the land without having any real understanding.’”2
| << Jeremiah 14:17 | Jeremiah 14:19 >> |
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