Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Will he be angry for ever? will he keep his wrath to the end? These things you have said, and have done evil and have had your way.
New American Standard Bible
Will He
Behold, you have spoken
And have done evil things,
And you have
King James Version
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
Holman Bible
Will He be endlessly infuriated?”
This is what you have said,
but you have done the evil things
you are capable of.
International Standard Version
will he hold on to his anger forever, will he persist in his wrath to the end?' Look, you have spoken and done evil things, and you have succeeded in it."
American Standard Version
Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and hast had thy way.
Amplified
‘Will He be angry forever?
Will He be indignant to the end?’
Behold, you have spoken,
And you have done all the evil things [you could],
And you have had your way and have carried out your wickedness.”
Darby Translation
Will he keep his anger for ever? Will he preserve it perpetually? Behold, thou hast spoken and hast done evil things, and thou art so determined.
Julia Smith Translation
Will he guard forever? if he will watch to the end? Behold, I spake, and wilt thou do evil, and shalt thou be able?
King James 2000
Will he reserve his anger forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and done all the evil things that you could.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Will he be angry {forever}? Will he maintain [it] {always}'? Look, you have spoken, but you have done all the evil that you could."
Modern King James verseion
Will He keep His anger forever? Will He keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and done all the evil things you could do.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wilt thou then put me away and cast me off for ever? Or wilt thou withdraw thyself clean from me?' Nevertheless, thou speakest such words, but thou art ever doing worse and worse."
NET Bible
You will not always be angry with me, will you? You will not be mad at me forever, will you?' That is what you say, but you continually do all the evil that you can."
New Heart English Bible
"'Will he retain his anger forever? Will he keep it to the end?' Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way."
The Emphasized Bible
Will he maintain his anger to times age-abiding? Will he keep it perpetually? Lo! thou hast spoken thus but hast done wicked things and had thy way!
Webster
Will he retain his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldst.
World English Bible
"'Will he retain [his anger] forever? Will he keep it to the end?' Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way."
Youngs Literal Translation
Doth He keep to the age? watch for ever?' Lo, these things thou hast spoken, And thou dost the evil things, and prevailest.
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Word Count of 19 Translations in Jeremiah 3:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Unfaithfulness Of Contemporary Israel
4 Will you not, from this time, make your prayer to me, crying, My father, you are the friend of my early years? 5 Will he be angry for ever? will he keep his wrath to the end? These things you have said, and have done evil and have had your way. 6 And the Lord said to me in the days of Josiah the king, Have you seen what Israel, turning away from me, has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every branching tree, acting like a loose woman there.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not give punishment for ever, or be angry without end: for from me breath goes out; and I it was who made the souls.
Jeremiah 3:12
Go, and give out these words to the north, and say, Come back, O Israel, though you have been turned away from me, says the Lord; my face will not be against you in wrath: for I am full of mercy, says the Lord, I will not be angry for ever.
Psalm 77:7-9
Will the Lord put me away for ever? will he be kind no longer?
Psalm 85:5
Will you go on being angry with us for ever? will you keep your wrath against us through all the long generations?
Psalm 103:8-9
The Lord is kind and full of pity, not quickly made angry, but ever ready to have mercy.
Isaiah 64:9
Be not very angry, O Lord, and do not keep our sins in mind for ever: give ear to our prayer, for we are all your people.
Ezekiel 22:6
See, the rulers of Israel, every one in his family, have been causing death in you.
Micah 2:1
A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
Micah 7:3
Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.
Zephaniah 3:1-5
Sorrow to her who is uncontrolled and unclean, the cruel town!