Verse List for JER 18:18

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B I ◄ ← Jer 18:18 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) Then the people said, ⇔ Come on, let’s decide what to do about Yirmeyah, ⇔ because we have plenty of instructions from the priests, ⇔ advice from the wise men, ⇔ and messages from the prophets.

OET-LV and_they _said come and_let _us _plan on Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) plans if/because not it _will _be _lost instruction from_the_priest and_counsel from_the_wise and_message from_the_prophet come and_let_us _attack _him with_tongue and_not let _us _pay _attention to all _of words/messages _of_his.

ULT And they said, “Come, and let us devise plans against Jeremiah, for the law will not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor a word from the prophet. Come and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not pay attention to any of his words.”

UST Then some of the people said, “Come, let us make plans to get rid of Jeremiah. After all, priests will always teach us God’s laws, wise people will always give us good advice, and prophets will always tell us God’s messages. We do not need Jeremiah! So let’s slander him and not pay attention to anything he says.”

BSB & MSB Then [some] said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”

NET Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”

LSV And they say, “Come,
And we devise schemes against Jeremiah,
For law does not perish from the priest,
Nor counsel from the wise,
Nor the word from the prophet,
Come, and we strike him with the tongue,
And we do not attend to any of his words.”

FBV Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign[fn] against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”

T4T Then some of the people said, “Come, let’s plan to attack Jeremiah. We have many priests who teach us God’s laws, and wise men who give us good advice, and prophets who tell us what will happen. We do not need Jeremiah! So, let’s slander him and not pay attention to anything that he says.”

LEB ¶  Then they said, “Come and let us plan plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will not be lost from the priest, nor advice from the wise man, nor the word from the prophet. Come and _⌊let us bring charges against him_⌋,[fn] and let us not listen attentively to any of his words.”

BBE Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Then said they: 'Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.'

ASV Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

DRA And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.

YLT And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

Drby And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

RV Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.
(Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor council/counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.)

SLT And they will say, Come, and we will purpose purposes against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, and counsel from the wise, and the word from the prophet Come, and we will strike him with the tongue, and we will not attend to any of his words.

Wbstr Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

KJB-1769 ¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.[fn]
(¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor council/counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.)

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Then said they, Come, and let vs deuise deuices against Ieremiah: for the Law shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: Come and let vs smite him with the tongue, and let vs not giue heede to any of his wordes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps Then sayd they, Come, let vs imagine somethyng agaynst this Ieremie: for the priestes shall not be destitute of the lawe, neither shall the wise men be destitute of counsayle, nor the prophetes destitute of the worde of God: Come, and let vs smite hym with the tongue, and let vs not marke all his wordes.
(Then said they, Come, let us imagine something against this Yeremiah: for the priests shall not be destitute of the law, neither shall the wise men be destitute of counsayle, nor the prophets destitute of the word of God: Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not mark all his words.)

Gnva Then sayde they, Come, and let vs imagine some deuice against Ieremiah: for the Lawe shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the worde from the Prophet: come, and let vs smite him with the tongue, and let vs not giue heede to any of his words.
(Then said they, Come, and let us imagine some device against Yeremiah: for the Law shall not perish from the Priest, nor council/counsel from the wise, nor the word from the Prophet: come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.)

Cvdl Then sayde they: come, let vs ymagin somthinge agaynst this Ieremy. Yee this dyd euen the prestes, to whom ye lawe was commytted: the Senatours, yt were the wysest: and the prophetes, which wanted not ye worde off God. Come (sayde they) let vs cut out his tuge, and let vs not regarde his wordes.
(Then said they: come, let us imagine something against this Yeremiah. Ye/You_all this did even the priests, to whom ye/you_all law was committed: the Senators, it were the wisest: and the prophets, which wanted not ye/you_all word off God. Come (said they) let us cut out his tongue, and let us not regard his words.)

Wycl And thei seiden, Come ye, and thenke we thouytis ayens Jeremye; for whi the lawe schal not perische fro a preest, nether councel schal perische fro a wijs man, nether word schal perische fro a profete; come ye, and smyte we hym with tunge, and take we noon heede to alle the wordis of hym.
(And they said, Come ye/you_all, and think we thoughts against Yeremiah; for why the law shall not perish from a priest, neither council/counsel shall perish from a wise man, neither word shall perish from a prophet; come ye/you_all, and smite/strike we him with tongue, and take we noon heed to all the words of him.)

Luth Aber sie sprechen: Kommt und laßt uns wider Jeremia ratschlagen; denn die Priester können nicht irren im Gesetz, und die Weisen können nicht fehlen mit Raten, und die Propheten können nicht unrecht lehren. Kommt her, laßt uns ihn mit der Zunge totschlagen und nichts geben auf alle seine Rede!
(But they/she/them speak: Come and let us/to_us/ourselves against Yeremiah advise/consult; because/than the priest(s) can not err in_the law, and the wise_(men) can not miss/lack with Raten, and the prophet(s) can not wrong teach. Come her, let us/to_us/ourselves him/it with the/of_the tongue kill/beat_to_death and nothing give on/in/to all his speech!)

ClVg Et dixerunt: [Venite, et cogitemus contra Jeremiam cogitationes: non enim peribit lex a sacerdote, neque consilium a sapiente, nec sermo a propheta: venite, et percutiamus eum lingua, et non attendamus ad universos sermones ejus.][fn]
(And they_said: [Come, and forcesemus on_the_contrary Yeremiah thoughts: not/no because will_perish the_law from priest, nor advice from sapiente, but_not speech from a_prophet: come, and I_will_strikeus him tongue/language, and not/no attendamus to in_the_universes conversations his/her.])

UHB וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֗וּ לְכ֨וּ וְ⁠נַחְשְׁבָ֣ה עַֽל־יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ מַחֲשָׁבוֹת֒ כִּי֩ לֹא־תֹאבַ֨ד תּוֹרָ֜ה מִ⁠כֹּהֵ֗ן וְ⁠עֵצָה֙ מֵֽ⁠חָכָ֔ם וְ⁠דָבָ֖ר מִ⁠נָּבִ֑יא לְכוּ֙ וְ⁠נַכֵּ֣⁠הוּ בַ⁠לָּשׁ֔וֹן וְ⁠אַל־נַקְשִׁ֖יבָה אֶל־כָּל־דְּבָרָֽי⁠ו׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, δεῦτε καὶ λογισώμεθα ἐπὶ Ἱερεμίαν λογισμὸν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀπολεῖται νόμος ἀπὸ ἱερέως, καὶ βουλὴ ἀπὸ συνετοῦ, καὶ λόγος ἀπὸ προφήτου· δεῦτε καὶ πατάξωμεν αὐτὸν ἐν γλώσσῃ, καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα πάντας τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ.

BrTr Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device against Jeremias; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words.