Jeremiah 2:30 - Revised Version 1885 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In vain have I stricken your children (your people); they received no discipline (no correction). Your own sword devoured your prophets like a destroying lion. American Standard Version (1901) In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. Common English Bible I have disciplined your children in vain; they have rejected my correction. You have devoured your prophets like a hungry lion. Catholic Public Domain Version I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In vain have I struck your children: they have not received correction. Your sword hath devoured your prophets: your generation is like a ravaging lion. |