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


In Context

14 O Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?

15 A voice is announcing from Dan, proclaiming disaster from the hills of Ephraim.

16 "Tell this to the nations, proclaim it to Jerusalem: 'A besieging army is coming from a distant land, raising a war cry against the cities of Judah.

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

18 "Your own conduct and actions have brought this upon you. This is your punishment. How bitter it is! How it pierces to the heart!"

19 Oh, my anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain. Oh, the agony of my heart! My heart pounds within me, I cannot keep silent. For I have heard the sound of the trumpet; I have heard the battle cry.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:17They are set round about her, as keepers of fields: because she hath provoked me to wrath, saith 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.