Jeremiah 5:17
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King James Version (modern wording)
And they shall eat up yours harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and yours herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fenced cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.
Jeremiah 5:17 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And they shall eat up thy harvest, and thy bread, which thy sons and thy daughters should eat; they shall eat up thy flocks and thy herds; they shall eat up thy vines and thy fig-trees; they shall beat down thy fortified cities, wherein thou trustest, with the sword.
Jeremiah 5:17 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
Jeremiah 5:17 (BSB)
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What does Jeremiah 5:17 say?
Jeremiah 5:17 in modern King James wording reads: "And they shall eat up yours harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and yours herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fenced cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword."
Where is Jeremiah 5:17 found in the Bible?
Jeremiah 5:17 is verse 17 of chapter 5 of the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. Jeremiah has 52 chapters.
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