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Read›Jeremiah›Chapter 5

Judgment Proclaimed

Jeremiah 5:16

In 11 translations

BSB
Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
KJV
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
WEB
Their quiver is an open tomb. They are all mighty men.
ASV
Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
LSV
Its quiver [is] as an open tomb, || All of them—mighty ones.
YLT
Its quiver [is] as an open sepulchre, All of them — mighty ones.
DBY
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre; they are all mighty men.
DRC
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all valiant.
GNV
Whose quiuer is as an open sepulchre: they are all very strong.
JPS
Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
LXXE
They are all mighty men:

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Original-language editions

WLC
אַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ כְּקֶ֣בֶר פָּת֑וּחַ כֻּלָּ֖ם גִּבּוֹרִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Πάντες ἰσχυροὶ, καὶ κατέδονται τὸν θερισμὸν ὑμῶν,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
  • Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
  • Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

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