Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Yet darest thou say, 'I am guiltless: Tush, his wrath cannot come upon me.' Behold, I will reason with thee because thou darest say, 'I have not offended.'
New American Standard Bible
Surely His anger is turned away from me.’
Behold, I will
Because you
King James Version
Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
Holman Bible
His anger is sure to turn away from me.”
But I will certainly judge you
because you have said, “I have not sinned.”
International Standard Version
you say, "I'm innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.'" "I'm about to bring charges against you because you say, "I haven't sinned.'
A Conservative Version
Yet thou said, I am innocent. Surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee because thou say, I have not sinned.
American Standard Version
Yet thou saidst, I am innocent; surely his anger is turned away from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
Amplified
Yet you keep saying, ‘I am innocent;
Surely His anger has turned away from me.’
Behold (listen very carefully), I will bring you to judgment and will plead my case against you
Because you say, ‘I have not sinned.’
Bible in Basic English
And still you said, I have done no wrong; truly, his wrath is turned away from me. See, I will take up the cause against you, because you say, I have done no wrong.
Darby Translation
And thou sayest, Indeed I am innocent; his anger will turn from me. Behold, I will enter into judgment with thee because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou wilt say, Because I was innocent his anger turned back from me. Behold me judging thee for thy saying, I sinned not
King James 2000
Yet you say, Because I am innocent, surely his anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with you, because you say, I have not sinned.
Lexham Expanded Bible
yet you say, 'But I am innocent, surely his anger has turned away from me.' Look, I [am] entering into judgment with you because of your saying, 'I have not sinned.'
Modern King James verseion
Yet you say, Because I am innocent, surely His anger shall turn from me. Behold, I will plead with you, because you say, I have not sinned.
NET Bible
you say, 'I have not done anything wrong, so the Lord cannot really be angry with me any more.' But, watch out! I will bring down judgment on you because you say, 'I have not committed any sin.'
New Heart English Bible
"Yet you said, 'I am innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.' "Behold, I will judge you, because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
The Emphasized Bible
Although thou saidst, Because I am innocent, surely hath his anger turned back from me, - Behold me! entering into judgment with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned!
Webster
Yet thou sayest, Because I am innocent, surely his anger will turn from me. Behold, I will plead with thee, because thou sayest, I have not sinned.
World English Bible
"Yet you said, 'I am innocent. Surely his anger has turned away from me.' "Behold, I will judge you, because you say, 'I have not sinned.'
Youngs Literal Translation
And thou sayest, 'Because I have been innocent, Surely turned back hath His anger from me?' Lo, I have been judged with thee, Because of thy saying, 'I have not sinned.'
Themes
Religion » Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of » Assumed innocence
Sanctimony » Assumed innocence
FALSE » Sanctimony, distinguishing marks of » Assumed innocence
Interlinear
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Shaphat
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Jeremiah 2:35
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel Deserves To Be Punished
34 Upon thy wings is found the blood of poor and innocent people; and that not in corners and holes only, but openly in all these places. 35 Yet darest thou say, 'I am guiltless: Tush, his wrath cannot come upon me.' Behold, I will reason with thee because thou darest say, 'I have not offended.' 36 O how evil will it be for thee to abide it, when it shall be known how oft thou hast gone backward? For thou shalt be confounded as well of Egypt, as thou wast of the Assyrians.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 28:13
He that hideth his sins, shall not prosper; but who so knowledgeth them and forsaketh them, shall have mercy.
Job 33:9
'I am clean without any fault, I am innocent, and there is no wickedness in me.
Isaiah 58:3
They seek of me righteous judgments, and will draw nigh unto God. Why have we fasted and thou hast not looked upon it? Have humbled our souls, and thou wouldest not wit it?
Jeremiah 2:9
"Wherefore I am constrained, sayeth the LORD, to make my complaint upon you, and upon your children.
Jeremiah 2:23
Say not now, 'I am not unclean, and I have not followed Baal.' Look upon thy own ways in the woods, valleys and dens: so shalt thou know, what thou hast done. Thou art like a swift Dromedary that goeth easily his way:
Jeremiah 2:29
Wherefore then will ye go to law with me, seeing ye all are sinners against me, sayeth the LORD?
Jeremiah 25:31
For the LORD hath a judgment to give upon all people, and will hold his court of justice with all flesh and punish the ungodly, sayeth the LORD.
Romans 7:9
I once lived without law: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I was dead.
1 John 1:8-10
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and truth is not in us.