Parallel JER 6:16

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BSB § This is what the LORD says:
 ⇔ “Stand at the crossroads and look.
⇔ Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’
 ⇔ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.
⇔ But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’

OEB  ⇔ Thus did Jehovah say:
 ⇔ Stand in the ways and see,
⇔ And ask for the ancient paths;
 ⇔ Mark that which leadeth to happiness,
⇔ See that ye walk therein–
 ⇔ And ye shall find rest to your souls.
⇔ But they said, " We refuse to walk in it."

WEB Yahweh says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

WMB The LORD says, “Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, ‘Where is the good way?’ and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

NET The Lord said to his people:
 ⇔ “You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path.
 ⇔ Ask where the old, reliable paths are.
 ⇔ Ask where the path is that leads to blessing and follow it.
 ⇔ If you do, you will find rest for your souls.”
 ⇔ But they said, “We will not follow it!”

LSV Thus said YHWH: “Stand by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old,
Where [is] this—the good way? And go in it,
And find rest for yourselves. And they say, We do not go.

FBV This is what the Lord says: Go and stand where the roads divide, and look. Find out which are the old paths. Ask, “What's the right way?” Then follow it and you'll be content.[fn] But you refused, saying, “We won't go that way!”

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T4T ¶ This is also what Yahweh said to the Israeli people:
 ⇔ “Stand at the crossroads and look at the people who pass by.
⇔ Ask them what was the good behavior that their ancestors had long ago.
 ⇔ And when they tell you, behave that way.
⇔ If you do that, you will find rest for your souls.”
 ⇔ But you replied, ‘We do not want to do that!’

LEB  • the roads and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the way of the good is, •  and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves.[fn] •  But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’[fn]

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BBE This is what the Lord has said: Take your place looking out on the ways; make search for the old roads, saying, Where is the good way? and go in it that you may have rest for your souls. But they said, We will not go in it.

MOF No MOF JER book available

JPS Thus saith the LORD: Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said: 'We will not walk therein.'

ASV Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

DRA Thus saith the Lord: Stand ye on the ways, and see and ask for the old paths which is the good way, and walk ye in it: and you shall find refreshment for your souls. And they said: we will not walk.

YLT Thus said Jehovah: Stand ye by the ways and see, and ask for paths of old, Where [is] this — the good way? and go ye in it, And find rest for yourselves. And they say, 'We do not go.'

DBY Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].

RV Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein.

WBS Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in it .

KJB Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
  (Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye/you_all in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye/you_all shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. )

BB Thus saith the Lorde, Go into the streetes, consider and make inquisition for the olde way, and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye may finde rest for your soules: but they say, we wyll not walke therin.
  (Thus saith the Lord, Go into the streetes, consider and make inquisition for the old way, and if it be the good and right way, then go therein, that ye/you_all may find rest for your soules: but they say, we will not walk therin.)

GNV Thus sayeth the Lord, Stande in the waies and beholde, and aske for the olde way, which is the good way and walke therein, and yee shall finde rest for your soules: but they saide, We will not walke therein.
  (Thus sayeth the Lord, Stande in the waies and behold, and ask for the old way, which is the good way and walk therein, and ye/you_all shall find rest for your soules: but they said, We will not walk therein. )

CB Thus saieth the LORDE: go into the stretes, considre and make inquisicion for the olde waye: and yf it be the good and right waye, then go therin, that ye maye fynde rest for youre soules. (But they saye: we will not walke therin)
  (Thus saieth the LORD: go into the stretes, considre and make inquisicion for the old way: and if it be the good and right way, then go therin, that ye/you_all may find rest for your(pl) soules. (But they say: we will not walk therin))

WYC The Lord seith these thingis, Stonde ye on weies, and se ye, and axe ye of elde pathis, which is the good weie; and go ye ther ynne, and ye schulen fynde refreischyng to youre soulis. And thei seiden, We schulen not go.
  (The Lord saith/says these things, Stonde ye/you_all on ways, and see ye, and axe ye/you_all of elde pathis, which is the good weie; and go ye/you_all there ynne, and ye/you_all should find refreischyng to your(pl) soulis. And they said, We should not go.)

LUT So spricht der HErr: Tretet auf die Wege und schauet und fraget nach den vorigen Wegen, welches der gute Weg sei, und wandelt drinnen, so werdet ihr Ruhe finden für eure SeeLE. Aber sie sprechen: Wir wollen‘s nicht tun.
  (So spricht the HErr: Tretet on the Wege and schauet and fraget nach the vorigen Wegen, which the gute path sei, and wandelt drinnen, so becomet her Ruhe finden for your SeeLE. But they/she/them sprechen: Wir wollen‘s not tun.)

CLV Hæc dicit Dominus: State super vias, et videte, et interrogate de semitis antiquis quæ sit via bona, et ambulate in ea: et invenietis refrigerium animabus vestris. Et dixerunt: Non ambulabimus.[fn]
  (Hæc dicit Master: State super vias, and videte, and interrogate about semitis antiwho/any which sit road good, and ambulate in ea: and invenietis refrigerium animabus vestris. And dixerunt: Non ambulabimus.)

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BRN Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths of the Lord; and see what is the good way, and walk in it, and ye shall find purification for your souls. But they said, We will not walk in them.

BrLXX Τάδε λέγει Κύριος, στῆτε ἐπὶ ταῖς ὁδοῖς, καὶ ἴδετε, καὶ ἐρωτήσατε τρίβους Κυρίου αἰωνίους· καὶ ἴδετε ποία ἐστὶν ἡ ὁδὸς ἡ ἀγαθὴ, καὶ βαδίζετε ἐν αὐτῇ, καὶ εὑρήσετε ἁγνισμὸν ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν· Καὶ εἶπαν, οὐ πορευσόμεθα.
  (Tade legei Kurios, staʸte epi tais hodois, kai idete, kai erōtaʸsate tribous Kuriou aiōnious; kai idete poia estin haʸ hodos haʸ agathaʸ, kai badizete en autaʸ, kai heuraʸsete hagnismon tais psuⱪais humōn; Kai eipan, ou poreusometha. )