to those who say, ‘Let him hurry up and do his work quickly so that we can see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take place so that we can know it! ’
Jeremiah 17:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Hear how they keep challenging me, ‘Where is the word of the Lord? Let it come! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
to those who say, ‘Let him hurry up and do his work quickly so that we can see it! Let the plan of the Holy One of Israel take place so that we can know it! ’
‘Son of man, what is this proverb you people have about the land of Israel, which goes, “The days keep passing by, and every vision fails”?
Woe to you who long for the day of the Lord! What will the day of the Lord be for you? It will be darkness and not light.
You have wearied the Lord with your words. Yet you ask, ‘How have we wearied him? ’ When you say, ‘Everyone who does what is evil is good in the Lord’s sight, and he is delighted with them, or else where is the God of justice? ’