Jeremiah 8:17
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8:17The Lord says,41
“Yes indeed,42 I am sending an enemy against you
that will be like poisonous snakes which cannot be charmed away.43
And they will inflict fatal wounds on you.”44
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- 41 These words which are at the end of the Hebrew verse are brought forward to show at the outset the shift in speaker.
- 42 Heb “Indeed [or For] behold!” The translation is intended to convey some of the connection that is suggested by the Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) at the beginning of the verse.
- 43 Heb “I am sending against you snakes, poisonous ones which cannot be charmed.” In the light of the context literal snakes are scarcely meant. So the metaphor is turned into a simile to prevent possible confusion. For a similar metaphorical use of animals for enemies see 5:6.
- 44 Heb “they will bite you.” There does not appear to be any way to avoid the possible confusion that literal snakes are meant here except to paraphrase. Possibly one could say “And they will attack you and ‘bite’ you,” but the enclosing of the word “bite” in quotations might lead to even further confusion.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
For behold, I am sending among you serpents,
adders that cannot be charmed,
and they shall bite you,”
declares the Lord.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“See, I will send venomous snakes among you,
vipers that cannot be charmed,
and they will bite you,”
declares the Lord.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Indeed, I am about to send snakes among you,
poisonous vipers that cannot be charmed.
They will bite you.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
I will send these enemy troops among you
like poisonous snakes you cannot charm.
They will bite you, and you will die.
I, the Lord, have spoken!”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
For look, I am letting loose among you snakes,
adders for which there is no incantation,
and they will bite you,” declares Yahweh.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.
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