New International Version (NIV)
7Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:
“See, I will refine and test them,
for what else can I do
because of the sin of my people?
Jeremiah 9:7
Jeremiah 9:7 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
7Therefore this is what the Lord of armies says:
“Behold, I will refine them and put them to the test;
For what else can I do, because of the daughter of My people?
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Behold, I will refine them [through suffering] and test them;
For how else should I deal with the daughter of My people?
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
7Therefore this is what the Lord of Hosts says:
“Behold, I will refine them and test them,
for what else can I do
because of the daughter of My people?
American Standard Version (ASV)
7Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
Geneva Bible (GNV)
7Therefore thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Behold, I wil melt them, and trie them: for what should I els do for the daughter of my people?
World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)
7Therefore Yahweh of Armies says,
“Behold, I will melt them and test them;
for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
7So the Lord who rules over all says,
“I will put them through the fire to test them.
What else can I do?
My people are so sinful!
EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)
7So the Lord Almighty says this:
‘Listen! I will test my people,
like a man uses fire to make metal become pure.
I must punish them like this because they are so wicked.
There is nothing else that I can do!
Literal Standard Version (LSV)
7Therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Behold, I am refining them, and have tried them, || For how do I deal with the daughter of My people?