Jeremiah 5:4

Jeremiah 5:4 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4I thought, “These are only the poor;

they are foolish,

for they do not know the way of the Lord,

the requirements of their God.

4¶Then I said, “They are only the poor,

They are foolish;

For they do not know the way of the Lord

Or the judgment of their God.

4¶Then I said, “[Surely] these are only the poor (uneducated);

They are [sinfully] foolish and have no [spiritual] understanding,

For they do not know the way of the Lord

Or the ordinance of their God [and the requirements of His just and righteous law].

4Then I said, “They are only the poor;

they have played the fool,

for they do not know the way of the Lord,

the justice of their God.

4Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

4Therefore I saide, Surely they are poore, they are foolish, for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the iudgement of their God.

4Then I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don’t know Yahweh’s way, nor the law of their God.

4I thought, “The people of

Jerusalem are foolish.

They don’t know how the Lord wants them to live.

They don’t know what their God requires of them.

4I thought, ‘These are poor, foolish people.

They do not understand what the Lord wants them to do.

They do not know his commands.

4And I said, “Surely these [are] poor, || They have been foolish, || For they have not known the way of YHWH, || The judgment of their God.