Jeremiah 9:21

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

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19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, ‘How we are ruined! We are greatly confounded because we have forsaken the land, because they have cast down our dwellings.’”

20 Yet hear the LORD’s word, you women. Let your ear receive the word of his mouth. Teach your daughters wailing. Everyone teach her neighbor a lamentation.

21 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.

22 Speak, “The LORD says, “‘The dead bodies of men will fall as dung on the open field, and as the handful after the harvester. No one will gather them.’”

23 The LORD says, “Don’t let the wise man glory in his wisdom. Don’t let the mighty man glory in his might. Don’t let the rich man glory in his riches.

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Jeremiah 9:21 in every translation

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.
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.
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.