Jeremiah 8:14
Jeremiah chapter 8 · verse 14 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Why 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Why 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Why 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.
Context
v.13I will utterly consume them, saith Jehovah: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
v.14This passage
v.15We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 6:10
And when a man’s uncle shall take him up, even he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is in the innermost parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No; then shall he say, Hold thy peace; for we may not make mention of the name of Jehovah.
- 2 Kings 7:3
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
- Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that Jehovah spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
- Matthew 27:34
they gave him wine to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted it, he would not drink.
- Lamentations 3:19
Remember mine affliction and my misery, the wormwood and the gall.
- 2 Samuel 20:6
And David said to Abishai, Now will Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord’s servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fortified cities, and escape out of our sight.