Jeremiah 8:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Why then has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in perpetual backsliding? They hold tightly to deceit; they refuse to return.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Why then is this people of usalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Why then has this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast to deceit, they refuse to return.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Why then is this people{H5971} of Jerusalem{H3389} slidden back{H7725} by a perpetual{H5329} backsliding?{H4878} they hold{H2388} fast deceit,{H8649} they refuse{H3985} to return.{H7725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Why then is this people{H5971} of Jerusalem{H3389} slidden back{H7725}{(H8790)} by a perpetual{H5329}{(H8737)} backsliding{H4878}? they hold{H2388}{(H8689)} fast deceit{H8649}, they refuse{H3985}{(H8765)} to return{H7725}{(H8800)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore then is this people and Ierusalem gone so farre backe, that they turne not againe? They are euer the longer the more obstinate, and will not be conuerted.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore is this people of Ierusalem turned backe by a perpetuall rebellion? they gaue themselues to deceit, and would not returne.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherefore then is this people of Hierusalem gone so farre backe, that they turne not againe? They are euer the longer the more obstinate, and wyll not be conuerted.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Why [then] is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back -- a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem continually turn away from me in apostasy? They hold fast to their deception. They refuse to turn back to me.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 9:6 : 6 Therefore, this is what the Lord of Hosts says: Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of the sin of my people?
  • Zech 7:11 : 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
  • Hos 11:7 : 7 My people are determined to turn from Me. Even though they call to the Most High, He will by no means exalt them together.
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
  • Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
  • Jer 5:3 : 3 Lord, are Your eyes not on truth? You struck them, but they felt no pain; You consumed them, but they refused to accept discipline. They hardened their faces more than a rock and refused to repent.
  • Jer 5:27 : 27 Like a cage full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Because of this, they have become great and rich.
  • Isa 1:20 : 20 But if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
  • Isa 30:10 : 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
  • Jer 2:32 : 32 Can a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding adornments? Yet my people have forgotten me for days without number.
  • Jer 3:11-14 : 11 The LORD said to me, "Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah." 12 Go, proclaim these words toward the north: 'Return, faithless Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will not look on you with anger, for I am faithful,' declares the LORD, 'and I will not be angry forever. 13 Only acknowledge your guilt—that you have rebelled against the LORD your God, scattered your favors to strangers under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed my voice,' declares the LORD. 14 Return, faithless children,' declares the LORD, 'for I am your master. I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
  • Hos 4:16 : 16 For Israel is as stubborn as a rebellious heifer. Now the LORD will pasture them like a lamb in an open field.
  • Rev 2:25 : 25 But hold fast to what you have until I come.
  • 1 Thess 5:21 : 21 Test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
  • Prov 4:13 : 13 Hold tightly to instruction; do not let it go. Guard it well, for it is your life.
  • John 5:40 : 40 But you are unwilling to come to me so that you may have life.
  • Jer 7:24-26 : 24 But they did not listen or incline their ear; instead, they walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil hearts. They went backward, not forward. 25 From the day your ancestors came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I sent all my servants the prophets to you, again and again. 26 But they did not listen to me or incline their ear; instead, they stiffened their necks and did worse than their ancestors.

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    13 So the LORD will cut off from Israel both head and tail, both palm branch and reed in a single day.

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