Jeremiah 9:14
What does Jeremiah 9:14 mean?
A plain-English look at Jeremiah 9:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;
KJV
King James Version · 1611But have walked after the imagination of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baalim, which their fathers taught them;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But they have been walking in the pride of their hearts, going after the Baals, as their fathers gave them teaching.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And they walk after the stubbornness of their heart, And after the Baalim, that their fathers taught them,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But they have gone after the perverseness of their own heart, and after Baalim, which their fathers taught them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890but have walked after the stubbornness of their own heart, and after the Baals, as their fathers taught them;
Context
v.13And Jehovah saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein,
v.14This passage
v.15therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ephesians 2:3
among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:—
- Jeremiah 2:23
How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
- Jeremiah 7:24
But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear, but walked in their own counsels and in the stubbornness of their evil heart, and went backward, and not forward.
- Zechariah 1:4
Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
- Romans 1:21
because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
- Jeremiah 3:17
At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of Jehovah; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of Jehovah, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the stubbornness of their evil heart.
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