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Jeremiah 29:17

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17thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Behold, I am sending upon them the asword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like bsplit-open figs that cannot be eaten due to rottenness.

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Cross references

  1. aJer 27:8; 29:18; 32:24
  2. bJer 24:3, 8–10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, behold, I am sending on them sword, famine, and pestilence, and I will make them like vile figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

yes, this is what the Lord Almighty says: “I will send the sword, famine and plague against them and I will make them like figs that are so bad they cannot be eaten.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is what the Lord of Armies says: “I am about to send sword, famine, and plague against them, and I will make them like rotten figs that are inedible because they are so bad.

NLTNew Living Translation

This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: “I will send war, famine, and disease upon them and make them like bad figs, too rotten to eat.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Look, I am going to send among them the sword, the famine, and the plague, and I will make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten because of their bad quality.

KJV 1900King James Version

Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.