Jeremiah 17:15

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“Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!””

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BSBPD

“Behold, they keep saying to me, “Where is the word of the LORD? Let it come now!””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Lo, they are saying unto me: `Where <FI>is<Fi> the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 17:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 5:19to those who say, “Let Him hurry and hasten His work so that we may see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel come so that we may know it!”
  2. Jeremiah 20:7You have deceived me, O LORD, and I was deceived. You have overcome me and prevailed. I am a laughingstock all day long; everyone mocks me.
  3. Ezekiel 12:22“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
  4. Ezekiel 12:27“Son of man, take note that the house of Israel is saying, ‘The vision that he sees is for many years from now; he prophesies about the distant future.’
  5. Amos 5:18Woe to you who long for the Day of the LORD! What will the Day of the LORD be for you? It will be darkness and not light.
  6. 2 Peter 3:3Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires.

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