Jeremiah 9:21
King James Version (KJV)
For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
In context
19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
20 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
21 For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
22 Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.
23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
Jeremiah 9:21 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
- WEB World English Bible
- For death has come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For death hath come up into our windows, It hath come into our palaces, To cut off the suckling from without, Young men from the broad places.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the broadways.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For death hath come up into our windows, and hath entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.