Jeremiah 5:22

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?

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  • 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.

  • 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?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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?

  • 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 for fear of You, and I am afraid of Your judgments.
  • Job 38:10-11 : 10 And fixed My limit for it, and set bars and doors, 11 And said, This far you shall come, but no further; and here shall your proud waves be stopped?
  • Jer 10:7 : 7 Who would not fear you, O King of nations? for it belongs to you: among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like you.
  • Deut 28:58 : 58 If you will not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD YOUR GOD;
  • Ps 104:9 : 9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they may not return to cover the earth.
  • Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. For all nations shall come and worship before You, for Your judgments have been revealed.
  • Job 26:10 : 10 He has encircled the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
  • Prov 8:29 : 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not go beyond his command; when he appointed the foundations of the earth,
  • Isa 50:2 : 2 Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink because there is no water and die for thirst.
  • Isa 66:5 : 5 Hear the word of the LORD, you that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed.
  • Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. 4 The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.
  • Ps 99:1 : 1 The LORD reigns; let the people tremble: he sits between the cherubim; let the earth be moved.
  • Dan 6:26 : 26 I make a decree, that in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and steadfast forever, and his kingdom that shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be until the end.
  • Amos 9:6 : 6 It is he who builds his chambers in the heaven, and has founded his troop in the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
  • Nah 1:4 : 4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
  • Matt 10:28 : 28 And do not fear those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul: but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
  • Mark 4:39 : 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
  • Luke 12:5 : 5 But I will warn you whom you shall fear: Fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, Fear him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 11And said, This far you shall come, but no further; and here shall your proud waves be stopped?

  • 15But I am the LORD your God, who divided the sea, whose waves roared: the LORD of hosts is his name.

  • 21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and see not; who have ears, and hear not:

  • 7Who stills the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

  • 29When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not go beyond his command; when he appointed the foundations of the earth,

  • Ps 93:3-4
    2 verses
    74%

    3The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

    4The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yes, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  • 35Thus says the LORD, who gives the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, who divides the sea when its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:

  • 16Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path in the mighty waters;

  • 9You rule the raging of the sea; when its waves rise, you still them.

  • 11And of whom have you been afraid or feared, that you have lied, and have not remembered me, nor laid it to your heart? Have I not held my peace even of old, and you do not fear me?

  • Ps 46:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is removed, and though the mountains are carried into the midst of the sea;

    3Though its waters roar and are troubled, though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah.

  • 12Be astonished, O heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be very desolate, says the LORD.

  • 5What troubled you, O sea, that you fled? O Jordan, that you were driven back?

  • 2Why, when I came, was there no man? When I called, was there none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness: their fish stink because there is no water and die for thirst.

  • 8Fear not, nor be afraid: have not I told you from that time, and have declared it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed, there is no other God; I know not any.

  • 5When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

  • 5The islands saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.

  • 16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were uncovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  • Amos 9:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5The Lord GOD of hosts, he who touches the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn; and it shall rise up wholly like a flood, and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.

    6It is he who builds his chambers in the heaven, and has founded his troop in the earth; he who calls for the waters of the sea, and pours them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.

  • 8He alone spreads out the heavens, and treads upon the waves of the sea.

  • 10Are you not the one who dried the sea, the waters of the great deep; who made the depths of the sea a way for the redeemed to pass over?

  • Ps 33:7-8
    2 verses
    71%

    7He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap; he lays up the depths in storehouses.

    8Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

  • 18Oh that you had listened to my commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

  • 35All the inhabitants of the islands shall be astonished at you, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

  • 9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

  • 11Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm for us? for the sea was rough, and was tempestuous.

  • 12Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

  • 20So that the fish of the sea, and the birds of the sky, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.

  • 7Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world, and those who dwell in it.

  • 5The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

  • 27When your fear comes like desolation, and your destruction comes like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come upon you.

  • 25For he commands, and raises the stormy wind, which lifts up the waves.

  • 4He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers: Bashan languishes, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languishes.

  • Hag 2:5-6
    2 verses
    70%

    5According to the word that I covenanted with you when you came out of Egypt, so My Spirit remains among you: do not fear.

    6For thus says the LORD of hosts: Yet once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land;

  • 14You make men like the fish of the sea, like creeping things that have no ruler over them.

  • 5The waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

  • 11He has stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD has given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy its strongholds.

  • 21To go into the clefts of the rocks and into the tops of the rugged rocks, for fear of the LORD and for the glory of His majesty, when He arises to shake the earth terribly.

  • 20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

  • 12He divides the sea with His power, and by His understanding He strikes through the proud.

  • 7Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; do not fear the reproach of men, nor be afraid of their revilings.

  • 30Fear before him, all the earth; the world also shall be established, that it not be moved.

  • 9You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they may not return to cover the earth.

  • 21Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice, for the LORD will do great things.