Jeremiah 18:17
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I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of Jeremiah 18:17
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
'Like an east wind I will scatter them Before the enemy; I will show them My back and not {My} face In the day of their calamity.'"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
- American Standard Version (1901)
I will send them in flight, as from an east wind, before the attacker; I will let them see my back and not my face on the day of their downfall.
- Basic English Bible
As with an east wind will I scatter them before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
- Darby Bible
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
- Webster's Bible
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
- World English Bible
As an east wind I scatter them before an enemy, The neck, and not the face, I shew them, In the day of their calamity.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will look upon their back, and not their face, in the day of their calamity.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
View Wesley's Notes for Jeremiah 18:17
18:17 East wind - The east wind was in those parts the fiercest wind. As the east - wind scatters the chaff, so saith God, I will scatter them. In their calamity - And when they shall be in great calamity, I will turn my back upon them, I will not regard their prayers.
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