Jeremiah 5:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.”
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BSBPD
“Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Its quiver <FI>is<Fi> as an open sepulchre, All of them--mighty ones.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Jeremiah 5:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
- Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
- Jeremiah 6:22This is what the LORD says: “Behold, an army is coming from the land of the north; a great nation is stirred up from the ends of the earth.
- Jeremiah 6:23They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.”
- Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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