Passage

Jeremiah 5.14

Book: Jeremiah · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

12. They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 13. and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

14. Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. 16. Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. (Jeremiah 5:12-16, ASV)

WEB

12. They have denied Yahweh, and said, “It is not he; neither shall evil come on us; neither shall we see sword nor famine. 13. The prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them. Thus shall it be done to them.”

14. Therefore Yahweh, the God of Armies says, “Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far, house of Israel,” says Yahweh. “It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don’t know, neither understand what they say. 16. Their quiver is an open tomb, they are all mighty men. (Jeremiah 5:12-16, WEB)

KJV

12. They have belied the LORD, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine: 13. And the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.

14. Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.

Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say. 16. Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men. (Jeremiah 5:12-16, KJV)

YLT

12. They have lied against Jehovah, And they say, '[It is] not He, Nor come in against us doth evil, Yea, sword and famine we do not see. 13. And the prophets become wind, And the word is not in them,', thus it is done by them.

14. Therefore, thus said Jehovah, God of Hosts, Because of your speaking this word, Lo, I am making My words in thy mouth become fire, And this people wood, and it hath devoured them.

Lo, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah, A nation, strong it [is], a nation, from of old it [is], A nation, thou knowest not its tongue, Nor understandest what it speaketh. 16. Its quiver [is] as an open sepulchre, All of them, mighty ones. (Jeremiah 5:12-16, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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