Jeremiah 4:17

In 11 translations

BSB

They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against Me,” declares the LORD.

KJV

As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

WEB

As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,’” says Yahweh.

ASV

As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

LSV

As the keepers of a field || They have been against her all around, || For she has been rebellious with Me,” || A declaration of YHWH.

YLT

As the keepers of a field They have been against her round about, For with Me she hath been rebellious, An affirmation of Jehovah.'

DBY

As keepers of a field are they against her round about; for she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

DRC

They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

GNV

They haue compassed her about as the watchmen of the fielde, because it hath prouoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

JPS

As keepers of a field are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against Me, saith the LORD.

LXXE

As keepers of a field, they have surrounded her; because thou, saith the Lord, hast neglected me.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כְּשֹׁמְרֵ֣י שָׂדַ֔י הָי֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָ מִסָּבִ֑יב כִּי־אֹתִ֥י מָרָ֖תָה נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ὡς φυλάσσοντες ἀγρὸν, ἐγένοντο ἐπʼ αὐτὴν κύκλῳ, ὅτι ἐμοῦ ἠμέλησας, λέγει Κύριος.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Jeremiah 5:23But these people have stubborn and rebellious hearts. They have turned aside and gone away.
• 2 Kings 25:1–4So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all…
• Ezekiel 2:3–7“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against Me. They are obstinate and stubborn…
• Lamentations 1:18The LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 1:8Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away.
• Isaiah 30:9These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.
• Luke 19:43–44For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one…
• Jeremiah 6:2–3Though she is beautiful and delicate, I will destroy the Daughter of Zion. Shepherds and their flocks will come against her; they will pitch their tents all around her, each tending his own portion:
• Nehemiah 9:26But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.
• Daniel 9:7–19To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our…
• Isaiah 1:8And the Daughter of Zion is abandoned like a shelter in a vineyard, like a shack in a cucumber field, like a city besieged.
• Isaiah 1:20–23But if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken. See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but…
• Nehemiah 9:30You were patient with them for many years, and Your Spirit admonished them through Your prophets. Yet they would not listen, so You gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.
• Luke 21:20–24But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of…

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