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Jeremiah 5:11

What does Jeremiah 5:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Jeremiah 5:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith the Lord.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

For the people of Israel and the people of Judah have been very false to me, says the Lord.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

For dealt treacherously against Me have the house of Israel, And the house of Judah, an affirmation of Jehovah.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

For the house of Israel, and the house of Juda have greatly transgressed against me, saith the Lord.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

For the house of Israel and the house of Judah have dealt very treacherously against me, saith Jehovah.

Context

v.10Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her branches; for they are not Jehovah’s.

v.11This passage

v.12They have denied Jehovah, and said, It is not he; neither shall evil come upon us; neither shall we see sword nor famine:

Cross references

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

  • Jeremiah 3:20

    Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah.

  • Hosea 6:7

    But they like Adam have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me.

  • Isaiah 48:8

    Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from of old thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou didst deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.

  • Hosea 5:7

    They have dealt treacherously against Jehovah; for they have borne strange children: now shall the new moon devour them with their fields.

  • Jeremiah 3:6

    Moreover Jehovah said unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot.

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