Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then if they will really
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
Holman Bible
If they will diligently learn the ways of My people
International Standard Version
If they have learned the ways of my people well, to swear by my name: "As surely as the LORD lives,' just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they'll be built up among my people.
A Conservative Version
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As LORD lives, even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
Amplified
And if these [neighboring nations] will diligently learn the ways of My people, to swear by My Name, saying, ‘As the Lord lives’—even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, then they will be built up among My people.
Bible in Basic English
And it will be that, if they give their minds to learning the ways of my people, using my name in their oaths, By the living Lord; as they have been teaching my people to take oaths by the Baal; then their place will be made certain among my people.
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Jehovah liveth even as they taught my people to swear by Baal they shall be built up in the midst of my people.
Julia Smith Translation
And it was if learning, they shall learn the ways of my people to swear in my name, Jehovah lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; and they were built up in the midst of my people.
King James 2000
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD lives; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{And then}, if they diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, '{as Yahweh lives},' even as they taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will live in the midst of my people.
Modern King James verseion
And it will be if they will carefully learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, As Jehovah lives; as they taught the people to swear by Baal; then they shall be built in the midst of My people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And if they, namely that trouble my people, will learn the ways of them, to swear by my name, 'The LORD liveth' - like as they learned my people to swear by Baal - then shall they be reckoned among my people.
NET Bible
But they must make sure you learn to follow the religious practices of my people. Once they taught my people to swear their oaths using the name of the god Baal. But then, they must swear oaths using my name, saying, "As surely as the Lord lives, I swear." If they do these things, then they will be included among the people I call my own.
New Heart English Bible
It shall happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, "As the LORD lives;" even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
The Emphasized Bible
And it shall come to pass - If they will, diligently learn, the ways of my people - To swear by my Name saying, By the life of Yahweh, As they taught my people to swear by Baal, Then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
Webster
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
World English Bible
It shall happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Yahweh lives; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it hath come to pass, If they learn well the ways of My people, To swear by My name, 'Jehovah liveth,' As they taught My people to swear by Baal, Then they have been built up in the midst of My people.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 12:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Lord's Promise To Israel's Neighbors
15
And it will come about that after I have uprooted them, I will
Cross References
Jeremiah 4:2
Then the
And
Joshua 23:7
so that you will not
Zephaniah 1:5
And those who bow down and
Deuteronomy 10:20-21
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him and
Psalm 106:35-36
And learned their
Song of Songs 1:8
Go forth on the trail of the flock
And pasture your young goats
By the tents of the shepherds.
Isaiah 9:18-21
It consumes briars and thorns;
It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame
And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
Isaiah 19:23-25
In that day there will be a
Isaiah 45:23
The
And will not turn back,
That to Me
Isaiah 49:6
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the
I will also make You a
So that My salvation may
Isaiah 56:5-6
And a name better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give
Isaiah 65:16
Will
And he who swears in the earth
Will
Because the former troubles are forgotten,
And because they are hidden from My sight!
Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they will call Jerusalem ‘The
Jeremiah 5:2
Surely they swear falsely.”
Zechariah 2:11
“
Romans 11:17
But if some of the
Romans 14:11
For it is written,
“
And every tongue shall
1 Corinthians 3:9
For we are God’s
Ephesians 2:19-22
So then you are no longer
1 Peter 2:4-6
And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been