Parallel Verses
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?
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.”
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.
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.
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 From the time didst thou not call to me, My father, thou the friend of my youth? 5 Will he guard forever? if he will watch to the end? Behold, I spake, and wilt thou do evil, and shalt thou be able? 6 And Jehovah will say to me in the days of Josiah the king, Sawest thou what Israel turning back, did? She went up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and she will commit fornication there.
Phrases
Cross References
Isaiah 57:16
For not forever will I contend, and not to everlasting will I be angry: for the spirit will faint from before me, and the lives I made.
Jeremiah 3:12
Go and call these words to the north, and say, Turn back, O Israel, turning away, says Jehovah; I will not cause my face to fall upon you: for I am merciful, says Jehovah, I will not guard forever.
Psalm 77:7-9
Will Jehovah reject forever? and will he no more add to be satisfied?
Psalm 85:5
Wilt thou be angry with us forever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to generation and generation?
Psalm 103:8-9
Jehovah being compassionate and merciful, slow to anger and great of mercy.
Isaiah 64:9
Thou wilt not be angry, O Jehovah, even greatly, and not forever wilt thou remember iniquity: behold, look now, Ye are all thy people.
Ezekiel 22:6
Behold, the princes of Israel they were a man to his arm to pour out;blood in thee.
Micah 2:1
Wo to them purposing vanity, and working evil upon their beds! In the light of the morning they will do it because it is to the strength of their hand.
Micah 7:3
For doing evil with the hands to do well, the chief asking, and the judge, for peace; and the great one, he spake the mischief of his soul: and they will entangle it
Zephaniah 3:1-5
Wo! to the wonderful and oppressing city being redeemed.