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| Jer 2:31 | O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? |
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| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto thee? | King James |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? or a land of thick darkness? wherefore say my people, We are broken loose; we will come no more unto thee? | American Standard |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, see the word of the Lord. Have I been a waste land to Israel? or a land of dark night? why do my people say, We have got loose, we will not come to you again? | Basic English |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, see all of you the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel? a land of darkness? wherefore say my people, We are lords; we will come no more unto you? | Updated King James |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, see ye the word of Jehovah: A wilderness have I been to Israel? A land of thick darkness? Wherefore have My people said, `We mourned, We come not in again unto Thee.' | Young's Literal |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, mark ye the word of Jehovah. Have I been a wilderness unto Israel, or a land of thick darkness? Wherefore say my people, We have dominion; we will come no more unto thee? | Darby |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation, see ye the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? a land of darkness? why say my people, We are lords; we will come no more to thee? | Webster |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | Generation, consider the word of Yahweh. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, 'We have broken loose. We will come to you no more?' | World English |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | See ye the word of the Lord: Am I become a wilderness to Israel, or a lateward springing land? why then have my people said: We are revolted, we will come to thee no more. | Douay Rheims |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | generatio vestra videte verbum Domini numquid solitudo factus sum Israheli aut terra serotina quare ergo dixit populus meus recessimus non veniemus ultra ad te | Jerome's Vulgate |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | Generation, consider the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel? Or a land of thick darkness? Why do my people say, 'We have broken loose. We will come to you no more?' | Hebrew Names |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | Oh generación! ved vosotros la palabra de Jehová. ¿He sido yo á Israel soledad, ó tierra de tinieblas? ¿Por qué ha dicho mi pueblo: Señores somos; nunca más vendremos á tí? | Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | ¡Oh generación! Ved vosotros la palabra del SEÑOR. ¿He sido yo soledad a Israel, o tierra de tinieblas? ¿Por qué ha dicho mi pueblo: Señores somos; nunca más vendremos a ti? | Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | "O generation, heed the word of the LORD. Have I been a wilderness to Israel, Or a land of thick darkness? Why do My people say, 'We are free to roam; We will no longer come to You'? |
New American Standard Bible© |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O generation [that you are]! Behold, consider, and regard the word of the Lord: Have I been a wilderness to Israel [like a land without food]? A land of deep darkness [like a way without light]? Why do My people say, We have broken loose [we are free and will roam at large]; we will come no more to You? | Amplified Bible© |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | Hommes de cette génération, considérez la parole de l`Éternel! Ai-je été pour Israël un désert, Ou un pays d`épaisses ténèbres? Pourquoi mon peuple dit-il: Nous sommes libres, Nous ne voulons pas retourner à toi? | Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | O génération! voyez la parole de l'Éternel! Ai-je été un désert pour Israël, ou un pays de ténèbres? Pourquoi mon peuple a-t-il dit: Nous sommes maîtres, nous ne viendrons plus à toi? | John Darby (French) |
| O generation [01755], see [07200] ye the word [01697] of the LORD [03068]. Have I been a wilderness [04057] unto Israel [03478]? a land [0776] of darkness [03991]? wherefore say [0559] my people [05971], We are lords [07300]; we will come [0935] no more unto thee? | ç geração, considerai vós a palavra do Senhor: Porventura tenho eu sido para Israel um deserto? ou uma terra de espessa escuridão? Por que pois diz o meu povo: Andamos à vontade; não tornaremos mais a ti? | Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |