Jeremiah 5 · Verse 20

Jeremiah 5:20

Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
Jeremiah 5:20, King James Version

Jeremiah 5:20 in other translations

BSBDeclare this in the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah:
WEB“Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
ASVDeclare ye this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
YLTDeclare ye this in the house of Jacob, And sound ye it in Judah, saying,
DARBYDeclare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,
BBESay this openly in Jacob and give it out in Judah, saying,
WebsterDeclare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

What does Jeremiah 5:20 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 5:19-31

Unhumbled hearts are ready to charge God with being unjust in their afflictions. But they may read their sin in their punishment. If men will inquire wherefore the Lord doeth hard things unto them, let them think of their sins. The restless waves obeyed the Divine decree, that they should not pass the sandy shores, which were as much a restraint as lofty mountains; but they burst all restraints of God's law, and…

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Jeremiah 5:20 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

הַגִּ֥ידוּha.Gi.dudeclareH5046
זֹ֖אתzotthisH2063
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004
יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacobH3290
וְהַשְׁמִיע֥וּהָve.hash.mi.'U.haand proclaim itH8085
בִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.Dahin JudahH3063
לֵאמֹֽר\׃le.Mor<to> sayingH559

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Jeremiah 5:19

    And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.

  • Jeremiah 5:20

    Declare this in the house of Jacob, and publish it in Judah, saying,

  • Jeremiah 5:21

    Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:

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Jeremiah 5:20 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Denunciad esto en la casa de Jacob, y haced que esto se oiga en Judá, diciendo:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Annoncez ceci dans la maison de Jacob, et faites-le entendre dans Juda, disant:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Verkündet dieses im Hause Jakob und laßt es hören in Juda, und sprechet:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Annuntiate hoc domui Jacob, et auditum facite in Juda, dicentes: