Jeremiah 5:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Should you not fear Me? declares the Lord. Should you not tremble in My presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting decree it cannot cross. Though its waves surge, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot cross it.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Do you not fear me? says the LORD: will you not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the boundary of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Fear{H3372} ye not me? saith{H5002} Jehovah:{H3068} will ye not tremble{H2342} at my presence,{H6440} who have placed{H7760} the sand{H2344} for the bound{H1366} of the sea,{H3220} by a perpetual{H5769} decree,{H2706} that it cannot pass{H5674} it? and though the waves{H1530} thereof toss{H1607} themselves, yet can they not prevail;{H3201} though they roar,{H1993} yet can they not pass over{H5674} it.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Fear{H3372}{(H8799)} ye not me? saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: will ye not tremble{H2342}{(H8799)} at my presence{H6440}, which have placed{H7760}{(H8804)} the sand{H2344} for the bound{H1366} of the sea{H3220} by a perpetual{H5769} decree{H2706}, that it cannot pass{H5674}{(H8799)} it: and though the waves{H1530} thereof toss{H1607}{(H8691)} themselves, yet can they not prevail{H3201}{(H8799)}; though they roar{H1993}{(H8804)}, yet can they not pass over{H5674}{(H8799)} it?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Feare ye not me, saieth the LORDE? Are ye not ashamed, to loke me in the face? which bynde the see with the sonde, so that it can not passe his boundes: For though it rage, yet can it do nothinge: and though the wawes therof do swell, yet maye they not go ouer.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Feare ye not me, saith the Lord? Or will ye not be afraide at my presence, which haue placed the sand for the bounds of the sea by the perpetuall decree that it cannot passe it, and though the waues thereof rage, yet can they not preuaile, though they roare, yet can they not passe ouer it?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Feare ye not me, saith the Lorde? will ye not tremble at my presence? which bynde the sea with the sande by a continuall decree, so that it can not passe his boundes: for though it rage, yet can it do nothing, and though the waues therof do swell, yet may they not go ouer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand [for] the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Don't you fear me? says Yahweh: won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though the waves of it toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Me do ye not fear, an affirmation of Jehovah? From My presence are ye not pained? Who hath made sand the border of the sea, A limit age-during, and it passeth not over it, They shake themselves, and they are not able, Yea, sounded have its billows, and they pass not over.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Have you no fear of me? says the Lord; will you not be shaking with fear before me, who have put the sand as a limit for the sea, by an eternal order, so that it may not go past it? and though it is ever in motion, it is not able to have its way; though the sound of its waves is loud, they are not able to go past it.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “You should fear me!” says the LORD.“You should tremble in awe before me! I made the sand to be a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it can never cross. Its waves may roll, but they can never prevail. They may roar, but they can never cross beyond that boundary.”

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembles in fear of You, and I stand in awe of Your judgments.
  • Job 38:10-11 : 10 when I set its boundary and placed bars and doors on it, 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'
  • Jer 10:7 : 7 Who should not fear You, King of the nations? This is Your due. Among all the wise ones of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is no one like You.
  • Deut 28:58 : 58 If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law that are written in this book, and do not fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God—
  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 "Who will not fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed."
  • Job 26:10 : 10 He inscribed a circle on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.
  • Prov 8:29 : 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.
  • Isa 50:2 : 2 Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of the Lord, you who tremble at His word: 'Your brothers who hate you, who exclude you for My name’s sake, have said, "Let the Lord be glorified, so that we may see your joy." But they will be put to shame.'
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The rivers have lifted up, O LORD, the rivers have lifted up their voice; the rivers lift up their roaring. 4 More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.
  • Ps 99:1 : 1 The Lord reigns; let the peoples tremble! He is enthroned above the cherubim; let the earth shake!
  • Dan 6:26 : 26 I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people are to tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will never be destroyed, and His dominion will have no end.
  • Amos 9:6 : 6 He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.
  • Nah 1:4 : 4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, fear the one who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Mark 4:39 : 39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, 'Peace! Be still!' Then the wind died down, and it was completely calm.
  • Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after killing, has the authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 11 and said, 'This far you may come, but no farther; here is where your proud waves must halt.'

  • 15 For I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of Hosts is His name.

  • 21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

  • 7 You formed the mountains by your strength, being armed with power.

  • 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.

  • Ps 93:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3 The rivers have lifted up, O LORD, the rivers have lifted up their voice; the rivers lift up their roaring.

    4 More than the sounds of many waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea, the LORD on high is mighty.

  • 35 This is what the LORD says, the one who sets the sun to give light by day, who established the laws of the moon and stars to give light by night, who stirs the sea and makes its waves roar—the LORD of Hosts is his name:

  • 16 This is what the LORD says— He who makes a way through the sea and a path through mighty waters,

  • 9 LORD God of Hosts, who is mighty like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.

  • 11 Whom did you dread and fear, that you have been untruthful, and have not remembered me or taken it to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear me?

  • Ps 46:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

    3 Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth changes, and though the mountains slip into the heart of the sea.

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

  • 5 What is it, sea, that you flee? Jordan, that you turn back?

  • 2 Why, when I came, was there no one? Why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand too short to redeem? Do I have no power to save? Look, at my rebuke I dry up the sea; I turn rivers into a desert, so their fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.

  • 8 Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and declare it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides Me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.

  • 5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

  • 5 The coastlands have seen and are afraid; the ends of the earth tremble. They draw near and come forward.

  • 16 The channels of the sea were visible, and the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the breath of his nostrils.

  • Amos 9:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 The Lord, the God of Hosts, touches the earth and it melts, and all who dwell in it mourn. The entire land rises like the Nile and then sinks like the Nile of Egypt.

    6 He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.

  • 8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.

  • 10 Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made the depths of the sea a road for the redeemed to cross over?

  • Ps 33:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7 He gathers the waters of the sea like a heap; He puts the depths into storehouses.

    8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

  • 18 If only you had paid attention to My commands, your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

  • 35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror, their faces troubled.

  • 9 Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

  • 11 Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

  • 12 Woe to the multitude of many peoples who roar like the roaring of the seas, and the rushing of nations that is like the rushing of mighty waters.

  • 20 The fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the animals of the field, every creature that moves along the ground, and all the people on the face of the earth will tremble at my presence. The mountains will be overturned, the cliffs will crumble, and every wall will fall to the ground.

  • 7 Let the sea and everything in it roar, the world and all who dwell in it.

  • 5 The sea is His, for He made it, and His hands formed the dry land.

  • 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

  • 25 For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

  • 4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; he makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.

  • Hag 2:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5 This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt, and My Spirit remains among you; do not fear.

    6 For the LORD of Hosts says this: Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.

  • 14 You have made mankind like the fish of the sea, like sea creatures who have no ruler.

  • 5 The waters will dry up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.

  • 11 He has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. The LORD has commanded for Canaan to be destroyed, and her strongholds laid waste.

  • 21 They will go into the crevices of the rocks and the clefts of the crags, hiding from the terror of the Lord and the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to terrify the earth.

  • 20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea, which cannot rest, whose waves cast up mire and mud.

  • 12 By his power he stilled the sea, and by his understanding he struck down Rahab.

  • 7 Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my teaching in your hearts. Do not fear the reproach of men or be dismayed by their insults.

  • 30 Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved.

  • 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

  • 21 Do not be afraid, land of Judah; rejoice and be glad, for the LORD has done great things.