New International Version (NIV)
30“In vain I punished your people;
they did not respond to correction.
Your sword has devoured your prophets
like a ravenous lion.
Jeremiah 2:30
Jeremiah 2:30 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
30“In vain I have struck your sons;
They did not accept discipline.
Your sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
30“In vain I have struck your sons;
They accepted no chastening.
Your sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
30“In vain I have punished your people [with the consequences of their disobedience];
They received no insight from correction [and refused to change].
Your [own] sword has devoured your prophets
Like a destroying lion.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
30“I have struck your sons in vain;
they accepted no discipline.
Your own sword has devoured your prophets
like a voracious lion.”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
30“I punished your people. But it did not do them any good.
They did not pay attention when they were corrected.
You have killed your prophets by swords.
You have swallowed them up like a hungry lion.