17They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.


In Context

14 Wash thy heart from wickedness, O Jerusalem, that thou mayst be saved: how long shall hurtful thoughts abide in thee?

15 For a voice of one declaring from Dan, and giving notice of the idol from mount Ephraim.

16 Say ye to the nations: Behold it is heard in Jerusalem, that guards are coming from a far country, and give out their voice against the cities of Juda.

17 They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith the Lord.

18 Thy ways, and thy devices have brought these things upon thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it hath touched thy heart.

19 My bowels, my bowels are in pain, the senses of my heart are troubled within me, I will not hold my peace, for my soul hath heard the sound of the trumpet, the cry of battle.

Jeremiah 4:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:17They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me,' " declares the Lord .

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field are they against her round about; for she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field they are against her on all sides; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field, they are against her all around, because she has been rebellious against me,'| says Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:17As the keepers of a field They have been against her round about, For with Me she hath been rebellious, An affirmation of Jehovah.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:17As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she has been rebellious against me, said the LORD.