Jeremiah

Warnings about Jerusalem's destruction due to unfaithfulness, with promises of a new covenant.

Chapter 10

KJV: Hear ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

Geneva: Heare ye the worde of the Lord that he speaketh vnto you, O house of Israel.

KJV: Thus saith the LORD, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them.

Geneva: Thus saith the Lorde, Learne not the way of the heathen, & be not afraid for the signes of heauen, though the heathen be afraid of such.

KJV: For the customs of the people are vain: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe.

Geneva: For the customes of the people are vaine: for one cutteth a tree out of the forest (which is the worke of the handes of the carpenter) with the axe,

KJV: They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Geneva: And another decketh it with siluer, and with golde: they fasten it with nailes, and hammers, that it fall not.

KJV: They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Geneva: The idoles stande vp as the palme tree, but speake not: they are borne because they cannot go feare them not, for they cannot do euill, neither can they do good.

KJV: Forasmuch as there is none like unto thee, O LORD; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.

Geneva: There is none like vnto thee, O Lorde: thou art great, and thy name is great in power.

KJV: Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.

Geneva: Who would not feare thee, O King of nations? For to thee appertaineth the dominion: for among all the wise men of the Gentiles, and in al their kingdomes there is none like thee.

KJV: But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.

Geneva: But, altogether they dote, and are foolish: for the stocke is a doctrine of vanitie.

KJV: Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men.

Geneva: Siluer plates are brought from Tarshish, & golde from Vphaz, for the worke of the workeman, and the handes of the founder: the blewe silke, and the purple is their clothing: all these things are made by cunning men.

KJV: But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

Geneva: But the Lord is the God of trueth: he is the liuing God, and an euerlasting King: at his anger the earth shal tremble, and the nations cannot abide his wrath.

KJV: Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.

Geneva: (Thus shall you say vnto them, The gods that haue not made the heauens and the earth, shall perish from the earth, and from vnder these heauens)

KJV: He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Geneva: He hath made the earth by his power, and established the worlde by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauen by his discretion.

KJV: When he uttereth his voice, there is a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.

Geneva: Hee giueth by his voyce the multitude of waters in the heauen, and he causeth the cloudes to ascend from the endes of the earth: he turneth lightnings to rayne, and bringeth forth the winde out of his treasures.

KJV: Every man is brutish in his knowledge: every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Geneva: Euery man is a beast by his owne knowledge: euery founder is confounded by the grauen image: for his melting is but falsehood, and there is no breath therein.

KJV: They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

Geneva: They are vanitie, and the worke of errours: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.

KJV: The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

Geneva: The portion of Iaakob is not like them: for he is the maker of all things, and Israel is the rodde of his inheritance: the Lorde of hostes is his Name.

KJV: Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.

Geneva: Gather vp thy wares out of the land, O thou that dwellest in the strong place.

KJV: For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once, and will distress them, that they may find it so.

Geneva: For thus sayth the Lorde, Beholde, at this time I will throwe as with a sling the inhabitants of the lande, and will trouble them, and they shal finde it so.

KJV: Woe is me for my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it.

Geneva: Wo is me for my destruction, and my grieuous plague: but I thought, Yet it is my sorow, and I will beare it.

KJV: My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my cords are broken: my children are gone forth of me, and they are not: there is none to stretch forth my tent any more, and to set up my curtains.

Geneva: My tabernacle is destroyed, and all my coardes are broken: my children are gone from me, and are not: there is none to spread out my tent any more, and to set vp my curtaines.

KJV: For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

Geneva: For the Pastours are become beasts, and haue not sought the Lorde: therefore haue they none vnderstanding: and all the flockes of their pastures are scattered.

KJV: Behold, the noise of the bruit is come, and a great commotion out of the north country, to make the cities of Judah desolate, and a den of dragons.

Geneva: Beholde, the noyse of the brute is come, & a great commotion out of the North countrey to make the cities of Iudah desolate, and a denne of dragons.

KJV: O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Geneva: O Lord, I knowe, that the way of man is not in himselfe, neyther is it in man to walke and to direct his steps.

KJV: O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Geneva: O Lorde, correct mee, but with iudgement, not in thine anger, least thou bring mee to nothing.

KJV: Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him, and have made his habitation desolate.

Geneva: Powre out thy wrath vpon the heathen, that knowe thee not, and vpon the families that call not on thy Name: for they haue eaten vp Iaakob and deuoured him & consumed him, & haue made his habitation desolate.

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