Jeremiah 2:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Go across to the coasts of Cyprus and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there has been such a thing.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For pass over{H5674} to the isles{H339} of Kittim,{H3794} and see;{H7200} and send{H7971} unto Kedar,{H6938} and consider{H995} diligently;{H3966} and see{H7200} if there hath been such a thing.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For pass over{H5674}{(H8798)} the isles{H339} of Chittim{H3794}, and see{H7200}{(H8798)}; and send{H7971}{(H8798)} unto Kedar{H6938}, and consider{H995}{(H8708)} diligently{H3966}, and see{H7200}{(H8798)} if there be such a thing.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Go in to the Iles of Cethim, and loke wel: sende vnto Cedar, take diligent hede: and se, whether soch thinges be done there,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For goe ye to the yles of Chittim, & beholde, and sende vnto Kedar; take diligent heede, and see whether there be such things.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Go into the Isles of Cethim, and loke well: sende vnto Cedar, take diligent heede, and see whether such thynges be done there,

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For, pass to the isles of Chittim, and see, And to Kedar send, and consider well, And see if there hath been like this:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    For pass over to the isles of Kittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there hath been such a thing.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For go over to the sea-lands of Kittim and see; send to Kedar and give deep thought to it; and see if there has ever been such a thing.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For pass over to the islands of Kittim, and see; and send to Kedar, and consider diligently; and see if there has been such a thing.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Go west across the sea to the coasts of Cyprus and see. Send someone east to Kedar and have them look carefully. See if such a thing as this has ever happened:

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 120:5 : 5 Woe to me that I dwell in Meshech, and live among the tents of Kedar.
  • Isa 21:16 : 16 For this is what the Lord said to me: 'In one year, as if it were the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.'
  • Jer 18:13-14 : 13 Therefore, thus says the Lord: Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has ever heard things like these? The virgin Israel has done something utterly appalling. 14 Does snow vanish from Lebanon’s rocky slopes? Do cool, flowing waters from afar dry up?
  • Ezek 27:6 : 6 They crafted your oars from oaks of Bashan; they made your deck of inlaid ivory from boxwood from the coastlands of Cyprus.
  • Dan 11:30 : 30 Ships from the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his anger against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and a kind of immorality that is not even found among the Gentiles—a man is sleeping with his father’s wife.
  • Gen 10:4-5 : 4 The sons of Javan were Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 From these, the coastland peoples spread out into their lands, each according to his language, family, and nation.
  • Gen 25:13 : 13 These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, listed in the order of their birth: Nebaioth, the firstborn of Ishmael; then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam,
  • Num 24:24 : 24 Ships will come from the shores of Kittim; they will afflict Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.
  • Judg 19:30 : 30 Everyone who saw it said, "Nothing like this has ever happened or been seen since the day the Israelites came up from the land of Egypt until now. Think it over, take counsel, and speak up!"
  • 1 Chr 1:7 : 7 The sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, Kittim, and Rodanim.
  • 1 Chr 23:1 : 1 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
  • 1 Chr 23:12 : 12 The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Jer 2:11-12
    2 verses
    77%

    11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glory for worthless idols.

    12 Be appalled at this, you heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the LORD.

  • 9 Therefore I will still bring charges against you, declares the LORD, and against your children’s children I will bring charges.

  • 2 Go to Calneh and look, then go from there to great Hamath, and go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms? Is their territory greater than yours?

  • 31 You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: ‘Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of deep darkness? Why do my people say, “We are free to roam; we will come to you no more”?’

  • Jer 2:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Hear the word of the LORD, house of Jacob, and all the clans of the house of Israel.

    5 This is what the LORD says: ‘What fault did your ancestors find in me that they strayed so far from me? They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves.

  • 5 Look among the nations and observe—be utterly amazed! For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe even if you were told.

  • 32 Ask now about the days that are past, from the day that God created humanity on the earth, and from one end of the heavens to the other: Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it been heard of?

  • Amos 9:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 'Are you not like the Cushites to Me, O people of Israel?' declares the Lord. 'Did I not bring Israel up from the land of Egypt, the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Arameans from Kir?'

    8 'Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from the face of the earth. Yet, I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,' declares the Lord.

  • 10 The enemy has laid hands on all her treasures; she saw nations enter her sanctuary—those you had forbidden to enter your assembly.

  • 1 This is a message concerning Tyre: Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed. The news has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

  • 9 Surely the coastlands will wait for me; the ships of Tarshish will come first, bringing your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the name of the Lord your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because He has glorified you.

  • 17 Gather up your belongings from the land, you who live under siege.

  • 17 You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you ask, 'How have we wearied Him?' By saying, 'Everyone who does evil is good in the eyes of the Lord, and He delights in them,' or 'Where is the God of justice?'

  • 20 Declare this to the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah, saying:

  • 6 Cross over to Tarshish; wail, you inhabitants of the coastland.

  • 17 Do you not see what they are doing in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem?

  • 28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, struck, the LORD says this: Rise up, attack Kedar, and plunder the people of the east.

  • 7 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways.

  • 5 Your own eyes will see it, and you will say, 'The LORD is great—even beyond the borders of Israel!'

  • 16 I will pronounce My judgments against them for all their evil in forsaking Me, burning incense to other gods, and worshiping the works of their own hands.

  • 9 I will raise weeping and wailing for the mountains and a dirge for the pastures in the wilderness, because they are burned up and desolate; no one passes through, and cattle cannot be heard anymore—birds of the sky and animals alike have fled and are gone.

  • 10 When you tell these people all these words, they will ask you, 'Why has the LORD declared such a great calamity against us? What is our guilt? What is the sin that we have committed against the LORD our God?'

  • 23 How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not followed the Baals’? Consider your path in the valley; acknowledge what you have done—like a swift young she-camel running here and there.

  • 5 Now, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: Consider carefully your ways.

  • 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah.

  • 12 He has said, 'You will no longer rejoice, O oppressed virgin daughter of Sidon. Rise, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.'

  • 29 Should I not punish them for these things? declares the Lord. Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?

  • 3 What will you do on the day of punishment, when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?

  • 6 Return to the One you have so deeply rebelled against, O sons of Israel.

  • 29 Why do you bring charges against me? You have all rebelled against me,” declares the LORD.

  • 10 Go up among her rows and destroy them, but do not completely finish them off. Remove her branches, for they do not belong to the Lord.

  • 12 They will wander from sea to sea and from north to east; they will roam about seeking the word of the Lord, but they will not find it.

  • 10 Overflow your land like the Nile, O daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer any harbor restraining you.

  • 12 Now go to my place in Shiloh, where I first caused my name to dwell. See what I did to it because of the wickedness of my people Israel.

  • 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: "I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.

  • 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; declare it in the distant coastlands and say: He who scattered Israel will gather them and watch over them like a shepherd cares for his flock.

  • 2 Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Where have you not been violated? By the roads you sat waiting for lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness.

  • 13 Therefore, thus says the Lord: Ask now among the nations, ‘Who has ever heard things like these? The virgin Israel has done something utterly appalling.

  • Isa 21:16-17
    2 verses
    70%

    16 For this is what the Lord said to me: 'In one year, as if it were the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.'

    17 And the remaining number of the archers, the warriors of the sons of Kedar, will be few, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

  • 5 Do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, and do not cross over to Beersheba; for Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will become nothing but trouble.

  • 19 Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: 'Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?' Why have they provoked me to anger with their idols, with their worthless foreign gods?

  • 2 Before the decree takes effect, before the day passes like chaff, before the fierce anger of the Lord comes upon you, before the day of the Lord's anger comes upon you.

  • 13 Is it not from the LORD of Hosts that peoples labor for fire and nations grow weary for nothing?

  • 1 Hear the word that the Lord has spoken to you, O house of Israel.

  • 20 Lift up your eyes and see those coming from the north. Where is the flock that was given to you—the sheep of your glorious care?