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Jeremiah 23:17

17 They continually say to those who despise Me,

‘The Lord has said, b“You shall have peace” ’;

And to everyone who cwalks according to the 7dictates of his own heart, they say,

d‘No evil shall come upon you.’ ”

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Jeremiah 23:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 They keep saying to those who despise me,

‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’

And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts

they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

Jeremiah 23:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 They say continually to those who despise the word of the Lord, ‘It shall be well with you’; and to everyone who stubbornly follows his own heart, they say, ‘No disaster shall come upon you.’ ”

Jeremiah 23:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

Jeremiah 23:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 They keep saying to those who despise my word,

‘Don’t worry! The Lord says you will have peace!’

And to those who stubbornly follow their own desires,

they say, ‘No harm will come your way!’

Jeremiah 23:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 They say to those who hate me:

‘The Lord says: You will have peace.’

They say to all those who are stubborn and do as they please:

‘Nothing bad will happen to you.’

Jeremiah 23:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 They say continually unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace; and unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come upon you.

Jeremiah 23:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 They say constantly unto them that despise me, Jehovah hath said, Ye shall have peace. And they say unto every one that walketh in the stubbornness of his heart, No evil shall come upon you.

Jeremiah 23:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 They keep saying to those who despise me, 

“The Lord says, ‘Everything will go well for you.’ ” 

They tell all who live by their own stubborn ways, 

“Nothing bad will happen to you.” 

Jeremiah 23:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 They keep on saying to those who despise Me, ‘The Lord has said: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’ ”

Jeremiah 23:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 They keep saying to those who despise the word of the Lord, “It shall be well with you”; and to all who stubbornly follow their own stubborn hearts, they say, “No calamity shall come upon you.”

Jeremiah 23:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 They are continually saying to those who disregard the word of Yahweh,

‘Peace it will be to you,’

and to each one who walks in the stubbornness of his heart they say,

‘Calamity will not come upon you.’

Jeremiah 23:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 They keep speaking to those who hate me. They say,

‘The Lord says you will have peace.’

They speak to all those who do

what their stubborn hearts want them to do.

They tell them, ‘No harm will come to you.’

Jeremiah 23:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 “They keep saying to those who despise Me,

‘The Lord has said, “You will have peace” ’;

And as for everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart,

They say, ‘Calamity will not come upon you.’


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