Verse List for JER 16:19

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OET (OET-RV) Yahweh, you’re my stronghold and my refuge— ⇔ ≈ my place of safety in any distressing time. ⇔ The nations will go to you from the ends of the earth and say, ⇔ “Surely our ancestors inherited lies— ⇔ Those idols are a waste of time and there’s no profit in them.

OET-LV Oh_YHWH strength _of_my and_stronghold _of_my and_my _place _of_of _escape in/on_day trouble to_you nations they _will _come from_the_ends the_earth and_they _will _say surely falsehood they _possessed ancestors _of_our futility and_there_was_not in_them that _which_profits.

ULT Yahweh, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge in the day of trouble. ⇔ To you the nations shall come from the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited a lie, ⇔ worthlessness and there is no profit in them.

UST Then I prayed, saying, “Yahweh, you are the one who strengthens me and protects me; ⇔  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 us only something that was false; ⇔ they worshiped idols that are completely worthless.’

BSB & MSB 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 No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  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[fn] have inherited only lies,[fn]
  • 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.

Moff No Moff 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.

Drby 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.
(Oh LORD, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee/you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited naught/nothing but lies, even vanity and things wherein there is no profit.)

SLT O Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in days of straits, to thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers inherited falsehood, vanity, and no receiving profit in them.

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

KJB-1769 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.
(Oh LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee/you from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.)

KJB-1611 O LORD, my strength and my fortresse, and my refuge in the day of affliction; the Gentiles shall come vnto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say; Surely our fathers haue inherited lyes, vanitie, and things wherein there is no profit.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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.
(Oh Lord my strength, my power and refuge in time of trouble: the gentiles shall come unto thee/you from the ends of the world, and say, Verily/Truly our fathers have cleaved/clung unto lies, their idols are but vain and unprofitable.)

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

Cvdl 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.
(Oh LORD, my strength, my power, and refuge in time off trouble. The Gentiles shall come unto the from the ends off the world, and say: Verily/Truly our fathers have cleaved/clung unto lies, their Idols are but vain and unprofitable.)

Wycl 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 strength, and my stalworthness, and my refuge in the day of tribulation, heathen men should come to thee/you from the fertheste places of earth, and should say, Verily/Truly our fathers holding a falsehood in possession, vanity that profited not to hem.)

Luth 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.
(LORD, you(sg) are my strength and strength/power and my refuge in the/of_the Not. The heathens become to/for you/to_you(sg) coming from the/of_the world end(n) and say: Our fathers have false and void/invalid gods had, the nothing use/utilise can.)

ClVg 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.[fn]
(Master, strength my, and strength mine, and refuge mine in/into/on day tribulation, to you(sg) people/nations they_will_come away extreme of_the_earth/land(pl), and they_will_say: Truly/Really a_lie they_possessed fathers our, vanity which to_them not/no benefitted.)

UHB יְהוָ֞ה עֻזִּ֧⁠י וּ⁠מָעֻזִּ֛⁠י וּ⁠מְנוּסִ֖⁠י בְּ⁠י֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה אֵלֶ֗י⁠ךָ גּוֹיִ֤ם יָבֹ֨אוּ֙ מֵֽ⁠אַפְסֵי־אָ֔רֶץ וְ⁠יֹאמְר֗וּ אַךְ־שֶׁ֨קֶר֙ נָחֲל֣וּ אֲבוֹתֵ֔י⁠נוּ הֶ֖בֶל וְ⁠אֵֽין־בָּ֥⁠ם מוֹעִֽיל׃ ‡

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;

BrTr 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.