Jeremiah 18:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring a raiding party upon them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and hidden snares for my feet.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have dug a pit to take me, and hidden snares for my feet.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Let a cry{H2201} be heard{H8085} from their houses,{H1004} when thou shalt bring{H935} a troop{H1416} suddenly{H6597} upon them; for they have digged{H3738} a pit{H7745} to take{H3920} me, and hid{H2934} snares{H6341} for my feet.{H7272}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Let a cry{H2201} be heard{H8085}{(H8735)} from their houses{H1004}, when thou shalt bring{H935}{(H8686)} a troop{H1416} suddenly{H6597} upon them: for they have digged{H3738}{(H8804)} a pit{H7745}{(H8675)}{H7882} to take{H3920}{(H8800)} me, and hid{H2934}{(H8804)} snares{H6341} for my feet{H7272}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Let the noyse be herde out of their houses, when the murtherer cometh sodenly vpon them: For they haue digged a pit to take me, and layed snares for my fete.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Let the crye bee heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring an hoste suddenly vpon them: for they haue digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feete.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Let the noyse be hearde out of their houses when thou bryngest the murtherer sodaynly vpon them: for they haue digged a pit to take me, and layde snares for my feete.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    A cry is heard from their houses, For Thou bringest against them suddenly a troop, For they dug a pit to capture me, And snares they have hidden for my feet.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Let a cry for help go up from their houses, when you send an armed band on them suddenly: for they have made a hole in which to take me, and have put nets for my feet secretly.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Let a cry be heard from their houses, when you shall bring a troop suddenly on them; for they have dug a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Let cries of terror be heard in their houses when you send bands of raiders unexpectedly to plunder them. For they have virtually dug a pit to capture me and have hidden traps for me to step into.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 6:26 : 26 O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth and roll in ashes; mourn as for an only son, with bitter lamentation, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
  • Ps 140:5 : 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps.
  • Jer 25:34-36 : 34 Weep and wail, you shepherds, cry out! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock, for your time to be slaughtered has come. You will fall like a precious vessel. 35 The shepherds will have no refuge, and the leaders of the flock will find no escape. 36 Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
  • Zeph 1:10-11 : 10 On that day—this is the Lord’s declaration—there will be an outcry from the Fish Gate, wailing from the Second District, and a loud crash from the hills. 11 Wail, you residents of the Mortar, for all the merchants are silenced; all who handle silver are cut off.
  • Zeph 1:16 : 16 It is a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the high towers.
  • Ps 56:5-7 : 5 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can flesh do to me? 6 All day long they twist my words; all their plans are against me for evil. 7 They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, as they wait to take my life.
  • Ps 64:4-5 : 4 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows. 5 They shoot from hiding places at the innocent; they shoot suddenly, without fear.
  • Jer 47:2-3 : 2 This is what the LORD says: 'Look, waters are rising from the north and will become an overflowing torrent. They will flood the land and everything in it, including the towns and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and everyone living in the land will wail.' 3 At the sound of galloping hooves of mighty horses, at the rumbling of their chariots and the roar of their wheels, fathers will not turn to help their children, for their hands will be exhausted.
  • Jer 48:3-5 : 3 A cry of distress comes from Horonaim: great destruction and devastation! 4 Moab is broken! A cry is heard; even her young ones make their distress known. 5 For at the ascent of Luhith, weeping goes with the steps; as they descend to Horonaim, cries of destruction are heard from the enemy.
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap him in his words.
  • Ps 38:12 : 12 My loved ones and friends stand aloof from my affliction, and my relatives stand far off.
  • Isa 10:30 : 30 Cry out, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth!
  • Isa 22:1-4 : 1 This is an oracle concerning the Valley of Vision: What is wrong with you now, that you have all gone up to the rooftops? 2 The city is full of noise and tumult, a city of revelry. Your slain were not killed by the sword, nor did they die in battle. 3 All your rulers have fled together; they were captured without a bow. All who were found were bound together, though they had fled far away. 4 Therefore I said, 'Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly. Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of my people.'
  • Jer 4:19-20 : 19 My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain! My heart pounds within me; I cannot remain silent, for I have heard the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Disaster upon disaster is announced, for the whole land is devastated. Suddenly, my tents are ruined, my curtains in a moment.
  • Jer 4:31 : 31 I hear a cry like that of a woman in labor, anguish like a woman giving birth to her first child—the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands: 'Woe is me! My life is fainting before the killers.'
  • Jer 9:20-21 : 20 'For death has climbed in through our windows and entered our fortresses, cutting off children from the streets and young men from the public squares.' 21 Speak, this is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of people will fall like dung on the open field, like bundles left behind by the reaper, with no one to gather them.
  • Jer 18:20 : 20 Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak on their behalf, to turn Your wrath away from them.
  • Jer 20:10 : 10 I hear many whispering, 'Terror on every side! Report him! Let’s report him!' All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, 'Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.'

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