Jeremiah 46:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Why do I see them terrified, retreating? Their warriors are beaten down; they flee in haste without looking back—terror is all around! declares the Lord.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled quickly, and do not look back: for fear is all around, says the LORD.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore have I seen{H7200} it? they are dismayed{H2844} and are turned{H5472} backward;{H268} and their mighty ones{H1368} are beaten down,{H3807} and are fled{H5127} apace,{H4498} and look not back:{H6437} terror{H4032} is on every side,{H5439} saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore have I seen{H7200}{(H8804)} them dismayed{H2844} and turned{H5472}{(H8737)} away back{H268}? and their mighty ones{H1368} are beaten down{H3807}{(H8714)}, and are fled{H5127}{(H8804)} apace{H4498}, and look not back{H6437}{(H8689)}: for fear{H4032} was round about{H5439}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But alas, how happeneth it, that I se you so afrayed? why shrecke ye backe? where fore are youre worthies slayne? Yee they runne so fast awaye, that none off them loketh behynde him. Fearfulnesse is fallen vpon euerychone off them, saieth the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore haue I seene them afraid, and driuen backe? For their mighty men are smitten, and are fled away, and looke not backe: for feare was rounde about, sayeth the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But alas, howe happeneth it that I see you so afraide? why shrinke ye backe? Their worthyes are slayne, yea they runne so fast away that none of them looketh behinde hym: fearefulnesse is fallen vpon euery one of them saith the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed [and] turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: [for] fear [was] round about, saith the LORD.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Why have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and don't look back: terror is on every side, says Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Wherefore have I seen them dismayed -- They are turned backward, And their mighty ones are beaten down, And `to' a refuge they have fled, and not turned the face? Fear `is' round about -- an affirmation of Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Wherefore have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: terror is on every side, saith Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    What have I seen? they are overcome with fear and turned back; their men of war are broken and have gone in flight, not looking back: fear is on every side, says the Lord.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Why have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and don't look back: terror is on every side, says Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “What do I see! The soldiers are frightened. They are retreating. They are being scattered. They have fled for refuge without looking back. Terror is all around them,” says the LORD.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 6:25 : 25 Do not go out into the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword; there is terror on every side.
  • Jer 49:29 : 29 They will take their tents and flocks, their curtains and all their goods, and carry away their camels for themselves. They will call out against them, 'Terror on every side!'
  • Jer 46:21 : 21 Even her mercenaries in her midst are like fattened calves; they too will turn and flee together. They cannot stand, for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment.
  • Gen 19:17 : 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
  • 2 Kgs 7:6-7 : 6 For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so they said to one another, "Look, the king of Israel has hired the Hittite and Egyptian kings to attack us!" 7 So they got up and fled in the twilight, abandoning their tents, horses, and donkeys. They left the camp as it was and ran for their lives.
  • Isa 19:16 : 16 In that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with fear before the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, which He raises against them.
  • Ezek 32:10 : 10 I will cause many peoples to be appalled at you, and their kings will shudder in horror over you when I brandish my sword before them. They will tremble every moment, each for their lives, on the day of your downfall.
  • Nah 2:8 : 8 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away. Her maidservants moan like doves and beat upon their breasts.
  • Rev 6:15-17 : 15 The kings of the earth, the nobles, the wealthy, the military commanders, the mighty, and everyone—slave and free—hid themselves in caves and among the rocks of the mountains. 16 And they said to the mountains and the rocks, 'Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one seated on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!' 17 For the great day of their wrath has come, and who can withstand it?
  • Jer 20:3-4 : 3 The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "The LORD has not called your name Pashhur, but rather Terror on Every Side. 4 For this is what the LORD says: 'I am going to make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies while you watch, and I will hand all Judah over to the king of Babylon, who will take them captive to Babylon or kill them by the sword.
  • 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.'
  • Jer 46:15 : 15 Why has your strong one been swept away? He did not stand because the Lord drove him away.

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