Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
For this, thus said Jehovah, If thou wilt turn back, and I will turn thee back, thou shalt stand before me: and if thou shalt bring forth the precious from the vile thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall turn back to thee and thou shalt not turn back to them.
New American Standard Bible
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And
You will become
They for their part may turn to you,
But as for you, you must not turn to them.
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
Holman Bible
Therefore, this is what the Lord says:
you will stand in My presence.
And if you speak noble words,
rather than worthless ones,
you will be My spokesman.
It is they who must return to you;
you must not return to them.
International Standard Version
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "If you repent, I'll take you back and you will stand before me. If you speak what is worthwhile, instead of what is worthless, then you will be my spokesman. People will turn to you, but you aren't to turn to them.
A Conservative Version
Therefore thus says LORD: If thou return, then I will bring thee again that thou may stand before me. And if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shall be as my mouth. They shall return to thee, but thou shall not retur
American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, that thou mayest stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall return unto thee, but thou shalt not return unto them.
Amplified
Therefore, thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah],
“If you repent [and give up this mistaken attitude of despair and self-pity], then I will restore you [to a state of inner peace]
So that you may stand before Me [as My obedient representative];
And if you separate the precious from the worthless [examining yourself and cleansing your heart from unwarranted doubt concerning My faithfulness],
You will become My spokesman.
Let the people turn to you [and learn to value My values]—
But you, you must not turn to them [with regard for their idolatry and wickedness].
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the Lord has said, If you will come back, then I will again let you take your place before me; and if you give out what is of value and not that which has no value, you will be as my mouth: let them come back to you, but do not go back to them.
Darby Translation
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: If thou return, then will I bring thee again, thou shalt stand before me; and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth. Let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
King James 2000
Therefore thus says the LORD, If you return, then will I bring you again, and you shall stand before me: and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: let them return unto you; but return not you unto them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh, "If you turn back, then I will take you back. You will stand {before me}. And if you utter [what is] precious and not [what is] worthless, you will be as my mouth. They will turn back to you, and you will not turn back to them.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore so says Jehovah, If you turn back, then I will bring you again; you shall stand before Me. And if you take the precious from the worthless, you shall be as My mouth. Let them turn back to you, but do not return to them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Upon these words, thus said the LORD unto me, "If thou wilt turn again, I shall set thee in my service: and if thou wilt take out the thing that is precious from the vile, thou shalt be even as mine own mouth. They shall convert unto thee, but turn not thou unto them:
NET Bible
Because of this, the Lord said, "You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore thus says the LORD, "If you return, then will I bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: they shall return to you, but you shall not return to them.
The Emphasized Bible
Wherefore Thus, saith Yahweh - If thou wouldst return, I will cause thee to return Before me, shalt thou stand, Yea if thou wilt bring out the precious from among the vile, As mine own mouth shalt thou be, - Let them return unto thee, But thou, shalt not return unto them;
Webster
Therefore thus saith the LORD, If thou shalt return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou shalt separate the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return to thee; but return not thou to them.
World English Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh, If you return, then will I bring you again, that you may stand before me; and if you take forth the precious from the vile, you shall be as my mouth: they shall return to you, but you shall not return to them.
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said Jehovah: If thou turnest back, then I bring thee back, Before Me thou dost stand, And if thou bringest out the precious from the vile, As My mouth thou art! They -- they turn back unto thee, And thou dost not turn back unto them.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 15:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jeremiah Told To Repent
18 Wherefore was my pain everlasting and my blow incurable, refusing to be healed? Being, wilt thou be to me as falsehood, the waters were not faithful? 19 For this, thus said Jehovah, If thou wilt turn back, and I will turn thee back, thou shalt stand before me: and if thou shalt bring forth the precious from the vile thou shalt be as my mouth: they shall turn back to thee and thou shalt not turn back to them. 20 And I gave thee to this people for a wall of brass, fortified: and they shall war against thee, and they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, says Jehovah.
Cross References
Jeremiah 15:1
And Jehovah will say to me, If Moses shall stand, and Samuel, before my face, my soul not to this people: casting from my face they shall go forth.
Zechariah 3:7
Thus said Jehovah of armies: If thou wilt go in my way, and if thou shalt watch my watches, and thou also shalt judge my house, and also thou shalt watch my enclosure, and I gave to thee the goings between these standing by.
1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite from the Tishbites of Gilead, will say to Ahab, Jehovah the God of Israel lives whom I stood before him if there shall be dew and rain but according to the mouth of my word.
Ezekiel 22:26
Her priests did violence to my law, and they will profane my holy place: between the holy to the profane they separated not, and they did not make known between the unclean to the clean, and from my Sabbath they hid their eyes, and I shall be profaned in the midst of them.
Ezekiel 44:23
And they shall point out to my people between the holy to the profane, and they shall cause them to know between the unclean to the clean.
Exodus 4:12
And now go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say.
Exodus 4:15-16
And speak to him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and teach you what ye shall do.
Exodus 6:29-30
And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, I am Jehovah; speak to Pharaoh king of Egypt, all which I say to thee.
Leviticus 10:10
And to separate between the holy and between the unholy, and between the unclean and between the clean:
Proverbs 22:29
Sawest thou a man apt in his works? Before kings shall he stand; he shall not stand before the dark ones
Isaiah 32:5-6
Liberal shall no more be called to the foolish, and noble shall not be said to the deceiver.
Jeremiah 15:10-18
Wo to me, my mother, for thou broughtest me forth a man of strife and a man of contention to all the earth. I lent not on interest and they lent not to me on interest: they are altogether cursing me.
Jeremiah 20:9
And I said, I will not bring him to remembrance, and I will no more speak in his name. And it was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was wearied to endure, and I shall not be able.
Jeremiah 38:20-21
And Jeremiah will say, They shall not give. Hear, now, to the voice of Jehovah for which I speak to thee: and it shall be well to thee, and thy soul shall live.
Ezekiel 2:7
And speak my word to them, if they will hear and if they will desist: for they are contradiction.
Ezekiel 3:10-11
And he will say to me, Son of man, all my words which I shall speak to thee take into thy heart, and with thine ears hear thou.
Jonah 3:2
Arise, go to Nineveh the great city, and call to it the calling which I speak to thee.
Luke 1:19
The messenger having answered, said to him, I am Gabriel, standing before God; and was sent to speak to thee, and announce these good news to thee.
Luke 10:16
He hearing you hears me and he rejecting you rejects me; and he rejecting me rejects him having sent me.
Luke 12:12
For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that hour what ye must say.
Luke 21:15
For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all they opposed to you shall not be able to contradict nor withstand.
Luke 21:36
Watch therefore, in all time praying, that ye be deemed worthy to escape all these about to be, and to stand before the Son of man.
Acts 20:27
For I concealed not to announce to you all the counsel of God.
2 Corinthians 5:16
So that we from now know none according to the flesh: and if also we have known Christ according to the:flesh, but now we know no more.
Galatians 1:10
For now do I persuade men, or God? or seek I to please men? for if I had yet pleased men, I should not have been the servant of Christ.
Galatians 2:5
To whom we yielded in subjection, not for an hour; that the truth of the good news might remain with you.
Hebrews 5:14
And firm food is of the perfected, of them by habit having the senses exercised for the separation of good and evil.
Jude 1:24
And to him able to watch yourselves from falling, and to place blameless before his glory with transport of joy,