BibleHearthNew International Version (NIV)
10The land is full of adulterers;
because of the curse the land lies parched
and the pastures in the wilderness are withered.
The prophets follow an evil course
and use their power unjustly.
Jeremiah 23:10
Jeremiah 23:10 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
10For the land is full of adulterers;
For the land mourns because of the curse.
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
Their course is evil
And their might is not right.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
10For the land is full of adulterers (unfaithful to God);
The land mourns because of the curse [of God upon it].
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
The course of action [of the false prophets] is evil and they rush into wickedness;
And their power is not right.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
10For the land is full of adulterers —
because of the curse, the land mourns
and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up —
their course is evil
and their power is misused.
American Standard Version (ASV)
10For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. And their course is evil, and their might is not right;
Geneva Bible (GNV)
10For the lande is full of adulterers, and because of othes the lande mourneth, the pleasant places of the wildernesse are dried vp, and their course is euill, and their force is not right.
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
10“For the land is full of adulterers;
for because of the curse the land mourns.
The pastures of the wilderness have dried up.
Their course is evil,
and their might is not right;
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
10The land is full of people
who aren’t faithful to the Lord.
Now the land is under his curse.
And that’s why it is thirsty for water.
That’s why the desert grasslands are dry.
The prophets are leading sinful lives.
They don’t use their power in the right way.
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
10The land is full of people who are not faithful to God.
The prophets live wicked lives.
They use their power in a bad way.
Because of that, God has cursed the land.
The land is as dry as a desert,
and the fields have no grass.
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
10For the land has been full of adulterers, || For the land has mourned because of these, || The pleasant places of the wilderness have dried up, || And their course is evil, and their might—not right.