Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And my
To You the
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but
Futility and
King James Version
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Holman Bible
my refuge in a time of distress,
the nations will come to You
from the ends of the earth, and they will say,
“Our fathers inherited only lies,
worthless idols
International Standard Version
LORD, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in a time of difficulty, to you the nations will come, and from the ends of the earth they'll say, "Surely our ancestors inherited deception, things that are worthless, and in which there is no profit."
A Conservative Version
O LORD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to thee the nations shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in whic
American Standard Version
O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
Amplified
[Then said Jeremiah] “O Lord, my Strength and my Stronghold,
And my Refuge in the day of distress and need,
The nations will come to You
From the ends of the earth and say,
‘Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies and illusion,
[Worthless] things in which there is no benefit!’
Bible in Basic English
O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.
Darby Translation
Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood and vanity; and in these things there is no profit.
Julia Smith Translation
O Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in days of straits, to thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers inherited falsehood, vanity, and no receiving profit in them.
King James 2000
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations shall come unto you from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in [the] day of distress, to you [the] nations will come from the ends of [the] earth, and they will say, "Our ancestors have inherited only lies, vanity, and there is no profit in them.
Modern King James verseion
O Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations shall come to You from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and there is no profit in them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
O LORD, my strength, my power, and refuge in time of trouble! The Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the world, and say, "Verily our fathers have cleaved unto lies, their Idols are but vain and unprofitable.
NET Bible
Then I said, "Lord, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, 'Our ancestors had nothing but false gods -- worthless idols that could not help them at all.
New Heart English Bible
"LORD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, 'Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.
The Emphasized Bible
O Yahweh, my strength, and my refuge, and my place to fly to, in the day of distress, - Unto thee, shall nations come in, out of the ends of the earth, that they may say - Surely! Falsehood, did our fathers inherit, Vanity, among whom is none that can profit:
Webster
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come to thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.
World English Bible
Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.
Youngs Literal Translation
O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.
Themes
Defilement » Who defiles the land
Fortresses » Illustrative of » God's protection
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Jeremiah's Prayer Of Confidence In The Lord
18
I will first
And my
To You the
From the ends of the earth and say,
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but
Futility and
Yet they are
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 25:4
A defense for the needy in his distress,
A
For the breath of the
Is like a rain storm against a wall.
Psalm 18:1-2
For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord,
“I love You, O Lord,
Isaiah 44:10
Who has fashioned a god or cast
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
Jeremiah 17:17
You are my
Nahum 1:7
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And
Psalm 19:14
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord,
Psalm 22:27-30
And all the
Psalm 27:5
In the secret place of His tent He will
He will
Psalm 46:1
For the choir director. A Psalm of the sons of Korah,
God is our
Psalm 46:7
The God of Jacob is
Psalm 46:11
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Selah.
Psalm 62:2
My
Psalm 62:7
The rock of my strength, my
Psalm 67:2-7
Psalm 68:31
Psalm 72:8-12
And from the River to the ends of the earth.
Psalm 86:9
And they shall glorify Your name.
Psalm 91:1-2
Will abide in the
Psalm 144:1-2
A Psalm of David.
Blessed be the Lord,
Who
And my fingers for battle;
Proverbs 18:10
The righteous runs into it and
Isaiah 2:2-3
The
Will be established
And will be raised above the hills;
And
Isaiah 11:9-10
For the
As the waters cover the sea.
Isaiah 32:2
And a shelter from the storm,
Like
Like the
Isaiah 60:1-3
And the
Isaiah 62:2
And all kings your glory;
And you will be called by a new
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
Jeremiah 2:11
When
But My people have
For that which does not profit.
Jeremiah 3:16-17
It shall be in those days when you are multiplied and increased in the land,” declares the Lord, “they will
Jeremiah 3:23
A tumult on the mountains.
Surely in the
Is the salvation of Israel.
Jeremiah 10:5
And they
They must be
Because they cannot walk!
Do not fear them,
For they
Nor can they do any good.”
Jeremiah 10:14-15
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his
For his molten images are deceitful,
And there is no breath in them.
Ezekiel 11:16
Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Though I had removed them far away among the nations and though I had scattered them among the countries, yet I was a
Micah 4:1-2
That the
Will be established
It will be raised above the hills,
And the
Habakkuk 2:18-19
Or
For its maker
When he fashions speechless idols.
Habakkuk 3:19
And
And makes me walk on my
For the choir director, on my stringed instruments.
Zechariah 2:11
“
Zechariah 8:20-23
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘It will yet be that
Malachi 1:11
For from the
1 Peter 1:18
knowing that you were not
Revelation 7:9-11
After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could count, from
Revelation 11:15
Then the