Parallel JER 16:19

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BSB  ⇔ O LORD, my strength and my fortress,
⇔ my refuge in the day of distress,
 ⇔ the nations will come to You
⇔ from the ends of the earth, and they will say,
 ⇔ “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies,
⇔ worthless idols of no benefit at all.

OEB O Jehovah, my strength and my stronghold,
⇔ My refuge in time of trouble,
 ⇔ To Thee from the ends of the earth
⇔ Shall nations come and say,
 ⇔ "Only lies have our fathers inherited,
⇔ Empty and useless (idols)."

WEB  ⇔ Yahweh, my strength, my stronghold,
⇔ and my refuge in the day of affliction,
 ⇔ the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth,
⇔ and will say,
 ⇔ “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
⇔ vanity and things in which there is no profit.

WMB  ⇔ LORD, my strength, my stronghold,
⇔ and my refuge in the day of affliction,
 ⇔ the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth,
⇔ and will say,
 ⇔ “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
⇔ vanity and things in which there is no profit.

NET Then I said,
 ⇔ “ Lord, you give me strength and protect me.
 ⇔ You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble.
 ⇔ Nations from all over the earth
 ⇔ will come to you and say,
 ⇔ ‘Our ancestors had nothing but false gods –
 ⇔ worthless idols that could not help them at all.

LSV O YHWH, my strength, and my fortress,
And my refuge in a day of adversity,
Nations come to You from the ends of the earth,
And say, “Our fathers only inherited falsehood,
Vanity, and none among them is profitable.”

FBV Lord, you are my strength and my fortress, my safe place in the time of trouble. Nations will come to you from all over the earth, and they will say, “The religion of our forefathers was a total lie! The idols they worshiped were useless—no good at all.

T4T Then I prayed, saying, “Yahweh, you are the one who strengthens me and protects me [MET];
⇔ you are the one to whom I go when I have troubles.
 ⇔ Some day people from nations all over the world will come to you and say,
⇔ ‘Our ancestors left/gave us only something that was false;
 ⇔ they worshiped idols that are completely worthless [DOU].

LEB  • O Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of distress, •  to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth, •  and they will say, “Our ancestors have inherited only lies, •  vanity, and there is no profit in them.

BBE O Lord, my strength and my strong tower, my safe place in the day of trouble, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and say, The heritage of our fathers is nothing but deceit, even false things in which there is no profit.

MOF No MOF JER book available

JPS O LORD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge, in the day of affliction, unto Thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say: 'Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, vanity and things wherein there is no profit.'

ASV O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

DRA O Lord, my might, and my strength, and my refuge in the day of tribulation: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the ends of the earth, and shall say: Surely our fathers have possessed lies, a vanity which hath not profited them.

YLT O Jehovah, my strength, and my fortress, And my refuge in a day of adversity, Unto Thee nations do come from the ends of earth, And say, Only falsehood did our fathers inherit, Vanity, and none among them is profitable.

DBY Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood [and] vanity; and in these things there is no profit.

RV O LORD, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

WBS O LORD, my strength, and my strong hold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.

KJB O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

BB O Lorde my strength, my power and refuge in tyme of trouble: the gentiles shall come vnto thee from the endes of the worlde, and say, Ueryly our fathers haue cleaued vnto lyes, their idols are but vayne and vnprofitable.
  (O Lord my strength, my power and refuge in time of trouble: the gentiles shall come unto thee from the endes of the world, and say, Verily/Truly our fathers have cleaued unto lyes, their idols are but vayne and unprofitable.)

GNV O Lord, thou art my force, and my strength and my refuge in the day of affliction: the Gentiles shall come vnto thee from the ends of the world, and shall say, Surely our fathers haue inherited lies, and vanitie, wherein was no profite.
  (O Lord, thou/you art my force, and my strength and my refuge in the day of affliction: the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the world, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, and vanitie, wherein was no profite.)

CB O LORDE, my strength, my power, and refuge in tyme off trouble. The Gentiles shall come vnto the from the endes off the worlde, and saye: Verely oure fathers haue cleued vnto lies, their Idols are but vayne and vnprofitable.
  (O LORD, my strength, my power, and refuge in time off trouble. The Gentiles shall come unto the from the endes off the world, and say: Verily/Truly our fathers have cleued unto lies, their Idols are but vayne and unprofitable.)

WYC Lord, my strengthe, and my stalworthnesse, and my refuyt in the dai of tribulacioun, hethene men schulen come to thee fro the fertheste places of erthe, and schulen seie, Verili oure fadris helden a leesyng in possessioun, vanyte that profitide not to hem.
  (Lord, my strengthe, and my stalworthnesse, and my refuyt in the day of tribulation, heathen men should come to thee from the fertheste places of earth, and should say, Verili our fathers helden a leesyng in possession, vanity that profitide not to them.)

LUT HErr, du bist meine Stärke und Kraft und meine Zuflucht in der Not. Die Heiden werden zu dir kommen von der Welt Ende und sagen: Unsere Väter haben falsche und nichtige Götter gehabt, die nichts nützen können.
  (HErr, you bist my Stärke and Kraft and my Zuflucht in the Not. The Heiden become to you coming from the world Ende and say: Unsere Väter have falsche and nichtige Götter gehabt, the nichts nützen können.)

CLV Domine, fortitudo mea, et robur meum, et refugium meum in die tribulationis, ad te gentes venient ab extremis terræ, et dicent: Vere mendacium possederunt patres nostri, vanitatem quæ eis non profuit.
  (Domine, fortitudo mea, and robur mine, and refugium mine in die tribulationis, to te gentes venient away extremis terræ, and dicent: Vere mendacium possederunt patres nostri, vanitatem which eis not/no profuit.)

BRN O Lord, thou art my strength, and mine help, and my refuge in days of evil: to thee the Gentiles shall come from the end of the earth, and shall say, How vain were the idols which our fathers procured to themselves, and there is no help in them.

BrLXX Κύριε σὺ ἰσχύς μου, καὶ βοήθειά μου, καὶ καταφυγή μου ἐν ἡμέραις κακῶν· πρὸς σὲ ἔθνη ἥξουσιν ἀπʼ ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἐροῦσιν, ὡς ψευδῆ ἐκτήσαντο οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν εἴδωλα, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν αὐτοῖς ὠφέλημα;
  (Kurie su isⱪus mou, kai boaʸtheia mou, kai katafugaʸ mou en haʸmerais kakōn; pros se ethnaʸ haʸxousin apʼ esⱪatou taʸs gaʸs, kai erousin, hōs pseudaʸ ektaʸsanto hoi pateres haʸmōn eidōla, kai ouk estin en autois ōfelaʸma?)