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Jeremiah 32:22

What does Jeremiah 32:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 32:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And have given them this land, which you gave your word to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And thou givest to them this land that thou didst swear to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And hast given them this land which thou didst swear to their fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and didst give them this land, which thou hadst sworn unto their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Context

v.21and didst bring forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;

v.22This passage

v.23and they came in, and possessed it; but they obeyed not thy voice, neither walked in thy law; they have done nothing of all that thou commandedst them to do: therefore thou hast caused all this evil to come upon them.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 105:9

    The covenantwhich he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac,

  • Genesis 17:7

    And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

  • Joshua 21:43

    So Jehovah gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

  • Deuteronomy 1:8

    Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

  • Genesis 50:24

    And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; but God will surely visit you, and bring you up out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Joshua 1:6

    Be strong and of good courage; for thou shalt cause this people to inherit the land which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

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