Jeremiah 20:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But the LORD is with me like a mighty warrior; therefore, my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will be utterly disgraced, their dishonor will never be forgotten.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But the LORDE stode by me, like a mightie giaunte: therfore my persecuters fell, and coude do nothinge. They shal be sore confouded, for they haue done vnwisely, they shall haue an euerlastinge shame.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But the Lorde is with me like a mightie gyant: therefore my persecuters shall be ouerthrowen, and shall not preuaile, and shalbe greatly confounded: for they haue done vnwisely, and their euerlasting shame shall neuer be forgotten.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But the Lorde stoode by me lyke a mightie giaunt, therefore my persecutours fell and coulde do nothing: they shalbe sore confounded, for they haue done vnwisely, they shall haue an euerlasting shame, which shall neuer be forgotten.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But the LORD [is] with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: [their] everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah `is' with me, as a terrible mighty one, Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not, They have been exceedingly ashamed, For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one `and' a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the LORD is with me to help me like an awe-inspiring warrior. Therefore those who persecute me will fail and will not prevail over me. They will be thoroughly disgraced because they did not succeed. Their disgrace will never be forgotten.

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 1:8 : 8 Do not be afraid of their faces: for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.
  • Jer 15:20 : 20 And I will make you to this people a fortified brass wall: and they shall fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you: for I am with you to save you and to deliver you, says the LORD.
  • Jer 17:18 : 18 Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
  • Jer 1:19 : 19 They shall fight against you; but they shall not prevail against you; for I am with you, says the LORD, to deliver you.
  • Ps 35:26 : 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at my hurt; let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.
  • Ps 40:14 : 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame who wish me evil.
  • Jer 23:40 : 40 And I will bring an everlasting reproach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be forgotten.
  • Deut 32:35-36 : 35 To me belong vengeance, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. 36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he sees that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.
  • Ps 6:10 : 10 Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled: let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.
  • Ps 66:5 : 5 Come and see the works of God; he is awesome in his doing toward the children of men.
  • Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • Ps 27:1-2 : 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even my enemies and my foes, came upon me to devour my flesh, they stumbled and fell.
  • Dan 12:2 : 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
  • Isa 41:14 : 14 Fear not, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says the LORD, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
  • Isa 45:16 : 16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together, those who are makers of idols.
  • Ps 47:2 : 2 For the LORD Most High is awesome; He is a great King over all the earth.
  • Ps 65:5 : 5 By awesome deeds in righteousness, You will answer us, O God of our salvation; You are the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of those who are far off on the sea:
  • 2 Tim 4:17 : 17 But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that the message might be fully preached through me, and that all the Gentiles might hear. Also I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
  • John 18:4-6 : 4 Jesus, knowing all things that would come upon him, went forth and said to them, Whom do you seek? 5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus said to them, I am he. And Judas, who betrayed him, stood with them. 6 As soon as he said to them, I am he, they drew back and fell to the ground.

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