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Jeremiah 6:7

As a water well keeps its water cool,

so she keeps cool her wickedness.

Violence and destruction are heard within her,

sickness and woundsc are continually before me.d

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Jeremiah 6:7 — The New International Version (NIV)

As a well pours out its water,

so she pours out her wickedness.

Violence and destruction resound in her;

her sickness and wounds are ever before me.

Jeremiah 6:7 — English Standard Version (ESV)

As a well keeps its water fresh,

so she keeps fresh her evil;

violence and destruction are heard within her;

sickness and wounds are ever before me.

Jeremiah 6:7 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

Jeremiah 6:7 — New Living Translation (NLT)

She spouts evil like a fountain.

Her streets echo with the sounds of violence and destruction.

I always see her sickness and sores.

Jeremiah 6:7 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

As a fountain wells up with water,

So she wells up with her wickedness.

Violence and plundering are heard in her.

Before Me continually are grief and wounds.

Jeremiah 6:7 — New Century Version (NCV)

Jerusalem pours out her evil

as a well pours out its water.

The sounds of violence and destruction are heard within her.

I can see the sickness and hurts of Jerusalem.

Jeremiah 6:7 — American Standard Version (ASV)

As a well casteth forth its waters, so she casteth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds.

Jeremiah 6:7 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

As a well poureth forth her waters, so she poureth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction are heard in her; before me continually are grief and wounds.

Jeremiah 6:7 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

As a well keeps its water fresh, 

so Jerusalem keeps its evil fresh. 

Violence and destruction can be heard in it. 

I see that it is sick and wounded. 

Jeremiah 6:7 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

As a well gushes out its water,

so she pours out her evil.

Violence and destruction resound in her.

Sickness and wounds keep coming to My attention.

Jeremiah 6:7 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

As a well keeps its water fresh,

so she keeps fresh her wickedness;

violence and destruction are heard within her;

sickness and wounds are ever before me.

Jeremiah 6:7 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Wells keep giving fresh water.

And Jerusalem keeps on sinning.

Its people are always fighting and causing trouble.

When I look at them,

I see nothing but sickness and wounds.

Jeremiah 6:7 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“As a well keeps its waters fresh,

So she keeps fresh her wickedness.

Violence and destruction are heard in her;

Sickness and wounds are ever before Me.


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