who say: “Let him make haste, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!”
Jeremiah 17:15 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) Behold, they say to me, “Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come!” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the Lord [predicting the disaster that you said would befall us]? Let it come now! American Standard Version (1901) Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now. Common English Bible See how they harass me: “Where’s the LORD’s word? Let it come now!” Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, they themselves are saying to me: 'Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, they say to me: Where is the word of the Lord? let it come. |
who say: “Let him make haste, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the purpose of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!”
“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days grow long, and every vision comes to naught’?
Woe to you who desire the day of the Lord! Why would you have the day of the Lord? It is darkness, and not light;
You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you say, “How have we wearied him?” By saying, “Every one who does evil is good in the sight of the Lord, and he delights in them.” Or by asking, “Where is the God of justice?”