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NET Bible
"The Lord says, 'That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind.
New American Standard Bible
To the desert
King James Version
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Holman Bible
before the desert wind.
International Standard Version
I'll scatter them like chaff blown away by a desert wind.
A Conservative Version
Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
American Standard Version
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
Amplified
“Therefore I will scatter you like drifting straw
[Driven away] by the desert wind.
Bible in Basic English
So I will send them in all directions, as dry grass is taken away by the wind of the waste land.
Darby Translation
And I will scatter them as stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will scatter them as the straw passing away by the wind of the desert.
King James 2000
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will scatter them like stubble scattered by [the] wind of [the] desert.
Modern King James verseion
And I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore will I scatter you, like as the stubble that is taken away with the south wind.
New Heart English Bible
'therefore I will scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore have I scattered them, As broken straw passing away, by the wind of the desert.
Webster
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
World English Bible
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 13:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Message For The King And The Queen Mother
23 But there is little hope for you ever doing good, you who are so accustomed to doing evil. Can an Ethiopian change the color of his skin? Can a leopard remove its spots? 24 "The Lord says, 'That is why I will scatter your people like chaff that is blown away by a desert wind. 25 This is your fate, the destiny to which I have appointed you, because you have forgotten me and have trusted in false gods.
Cross References
Leviticus 26:33
I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.
Psalm 1:4
Not so with the wicked! Instead they are like wind-driven chaff.
Ezekiel 5:2
Burn a third of it in the fire inside the city when the days of your siege are completed. Take a third and slash it with a sword all around the city. Scatter a third to the wind, and I will unleash a sword behind them.
Ezekiel 5:12
A third of your people will die of plague or be overcome by the famine within you. A third of your people will fall by the sword surrounding you, and a third I will scatter to the winds. I will unleash a sword behind them.
Deuteronomy 4:27
Then the Lord will scatter you among the peoples and there will be very few of you among the nations where the Lord will drive you.
Deuteronomy 28:64
The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.
Deuteronomy 32:26
"I said, 'I want to cut them in pieces. I want to make people forget they ever existed.
Psalm 83:13-15
O my God, make them like dead thistles, like dead weeds blown away by the wind!
Isaiah 17:13
Though these people make an uproar as loud as the roaring of powerful waves, when he shouts at them, they will flee to a distant land, driven before the wind like dead weeds on the hills, or like dead thistles before a strong gale.
Isaiah 41:16
You will winnow them and the wind will blow them away; the wind will scatter them. You will rejoice in the Lord; you will boast in the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 4:11-12
"At that time the people of Judah and Jerusalem will be told, 'A scorching wind will sweep down from the hilltops in the desert on my dear people. It will not be a gentle breeze for winnowing the grain and blowing away the chaff.
Ezekiel 6:8
"'But I will spare some of you. Some will escape the sword when you are scattered in foreign lands.
Ezekiel 17:21
All the choice men among his troops will die by the sword and the survivors will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken!
Hosea 13:3
Therefore they will disappear like the morning mist, like early morning dew that evaporates, like chaff that is blown away from a threshing floor, like smoke that disappears through an open window.
Zephaniah 2:2
before God's decree becomes reality and the day of opportunity disappears like windblown chaff, before the Lord's raging anger overtakes you -- before the day of the Lord's angry judgment overtakes you!
Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.