Verse List for JER 8:14

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B I ◄ ← Jer 8:14 ↓ → ► ═ ©

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OET (OET-RV) Why are we just sitting here? ⇔ → Let’s go into the fortified cities together so we can die there, ⇔ because our god Yahweh is going to cause us to perish, ⇔ ≈ and he’ll make us drink poisoned water because we’ve sinned against him.

OET-LV Concerning what are_we sitting gather _yourselves and_let _us _go into the _cities _of (the)_fortification so_that _we _may _perish there if/because YHWH god _of_our he_has _caused _us _to _perish and_he_has _given _us _to _drink water _of poison if/because we _have _sinned to/for_YHWH.

ULT “Why, are we sitting? Be gathered, and let us go to the cities of fortification, and let us perish there, ⇔ for Yahweh our God will cause us to perish, and has given us water of poison to drink because we have sinned against Yahweh.

UST Then the people will say, “We should not wait here in these small towns. We should go to the cities that have high walls around them, but even if we do that we will be killed there, ⇔ because Yahweh our God has decided that we must be destroyed; it is as though he has given us a cup of poisoned water to drink, because we sinned against him.

BSB & MSB Why are we just sitting here? ⇔  Gather together, ⇔ let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, ⇔  for the LORD our God has doomed us. ⇔ He has given us poisoned water to drink, ⇔  because we have sinned against the LORD.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  “Why do we sit still? ⇔  Assemble yourselves! ⇔  Let’s enter into the fortified cities, ⇔  and let’s be silent there; ⇔ for the LORD our God has put us to silence, ⇔  and given us poisoned water to drink, ⇔  because we have sinned against the LORD.

NET The people say, ⇔ “Why are we just sitting here? ⇔ Let us gather together inside the fortified cities. ⇔ Let us at least die there fighting, ⇔ since the Lord our God has condemned us to die. ⇔ He has condemned us to drink the poison waters of judgment ⇔ because we have sinned against him.

LSV Why are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go into the fortified cities,
And we are silent there,
For our God YHWH has made us silent,
Indeed, He causes us to drink water of gall,
For we have sinned against YHWH.

FBV The people say, “Why are we sitting around here? Let's get together and run to the fortified towns. We can die there, for the Lord our God is killing us by giving us poisoned water to drink, because we sinned against him.

T4T ⇔  Then the people will say, “◄Why should we wait here in these small towns?/We should not wait here in these small towns.► [RHQ]! ⇔  We should go to the cities that have high walls around them, ⇔ but even if we do that we will be killed there, ⇔  because Yahweh our God has decided that we must be destroyed; ⇔ it is as though [MET] he has given us a cup of poison to drink, ⇔  because we sinned against him.

LEB
• Why are we sitting?
  • Gather, and let us go into the fortified cities,
• and let us perish there,
  • for Yahweh our God has caused us to perish,
• and has provided drink for us, water of poison,
  • because we have sinned against Yahweh.

BBE Why are we seated doing nothing? come together, and let us go to the walled towns, and let destruction overtake us there, for the Lord our God has sent destruction on us, and given us bitter water for our drink, because we have done evil against the Lord.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS 'Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be cut off there; for the LORD our God hath cut us off, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

ASV Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

DRA Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced city, and let us be silent there: for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and hath given us water of gall to drink: for we have sinned against the Lord.

YLT Wherefore are we sitting still? Be gathered, and we go in to the fenced cities, And we are silent there, For Jehovah our God hath made us silent, Yea, He causeth us to drink water of gall, For we have sinned against Jehovah.

Drby Why do we sit still? Assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fenced cities, and let us be silent there: for Jehovah our [fn]God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

RV Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.
(Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath/has put us to silence, and given us water of gall/bile to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.)

SLT For what are we sitting? gather ye together and we will go into the fortified cities, and we shall be silent there: for Jehovah our God caused us to cease, and he will give us to drink the water of poison, for we sinned against Jehovah.

Wbstr Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.

KJB-1769 Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.[fn]
(Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath/has put us to silence, and given us water of gall/bile to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.)

KJB-1611 [fn]Why doe wee sit still? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the defenced cities, and let vs be silent there: for the LORD our God hath put vs to silence, and giuen vs waters of gall to drink, because we haue sinned against the LORD.
(Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there: for the LORD our God hath/has put us to silence, and given us waters of gall/bile to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.)

Bshps Why prolong we the time? Let vs gather our selues together, and go into the strong citie, there shall we be in rest: for the Lorde our God hath put vs to scilence, and geuen vs water mixt with gall to drinke, because we haue sinned against hym.
(Why prolong we the time? Let us gather ourselves together, and go into the strong city, there shall we be in rest: for the Lord our God hath/has put us to silence, and given us water mixed with gall/bile to drink, because we have sinned against him.)

Gnva Why doe we stay? assemble your selues, and let vs enter into the strong cities, and let vs be quiet there: for the Lord our God hath put vs to silence and giuen vs water with gall to drinke, because we haue sinned against the Lord.
(Why do we stay? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be quiet there: for the Lord our God hath/has put us to silence and given us water with gall/bile to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord.)

Cvdl why prolonge we the tyme? Let vs gather oure selues together, and go in to the stronge cite, there shall we be in rest: For the LORDE oure God hath put vs to sylence, and geuen vs water myxte with gall, to drynke, because we haue synned agaynst him.
(why prolong we the time? Let us gather ourselves together, and go in to the strong city, there shall we be in rest: For the LORD our God hath/has put us to silence, and given us water myxte with gall/bile, to drink, because we have sinned against him.)

Wycl Whi sitten we? come ye togidere, entre we in to a strong citee, and be we stille there; for oure Lord hath maad vs to be stille, and yaf to vs drynk the watir of galle; for we han synned to the Lord.
(Why sit we? come ye/you_all together, enter we in to a strong city, and be we still there; for our Lord hath/has made us to be still, and gave to us drink the water of galle; for we have sinned to the Lord.)

Luth Wo werden wir dann wohnen? Ja, sammelt euch dann und laßt uns in die festen Städte ziehen und daselbst auf Hilfe harren. Denn der HErr, unser GOtt, wird uns helfen mit einem bittern Trunk, daß wir so sündigen wider den HErr’s.
(Where become we/us then live/reside? Yes, collects you then and let us/to_us/ourselves in the firm cities pull and there on/in/to help(n) wait. Because the/of_the LORD, our God, becomes us/to_us/ourselves help with on bitter drink, that we/us so sin(v) against the LORD’s.)

ClVg Quare sedemus? convenite, et ingrediamur civitatem munitam, et sileamus ibi: quia Dominus Deus noster silere nos fecit, et potum dedit nobis aquam fellis: peccavimus enim Domino.[fn]
(Why we_sit? agreede, and let’s_go_in the_city fortified, and sileamus there: because Master God our be_silent us he_did, and drink he_gave us water bile: we_have_sinned because Master.)

UHB עַל־מָה֙ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּ וְ⁠נָב֛וֹא אֶל־עָרֵ֥י הַ⁠מִּבְצָ֖ר וְ⁠נִדְּמָה־שָּׁ֑ם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י⁠נוּ הֲדִמָּ֨⁠נוּ֙ וַ⁠יַּשְׁקֵ֣⁠נוּ מֵי־רֹ֔אשׁ כִּ֥י חָטָ֖אנוּ לַ⁠יהוָֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ἐπὶ τί ἡμεῖς καθήμεθα; συνάχθητε, καὶ εἰσέλθωμεν εἰς τὰς πόλεις τὰς ὀχυρὰς, καὶ ἀποῤῥιφῶμεν ἐκεῖ, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἀπέῤῥιψεν ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐπότισεν ἡμᾶς ὕδωρ χολῆς, ὅτι ἡμάρτομεν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ.

BrTr Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the strong cities, and let us be cast out there: for God has cast us out, and made us drink water of gall, because we have sinned before him.