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Jeremiah 6:7

As a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.

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ASV

As a well casteth forth its waters, so she casteth forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds.

KJV

As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כְּהָקִ֥ירke.ha.Kiras keeps coolH6979 →
בַּ֙יִר֙be.vera wellH875 →
מֵימֶ֔יהָmei.Mei.hawater itsH4325 →
כֵּ֖ןkensoH3651 →
הֵקֵ֣רָהhe.Ke.rahit has kept coolH6979 →
רָעָתָ֑הּra.'a.Tahevil itsH7451 →
חָמָ֣סcha.MasviolenceH2555 →
וָ֠שֹׁדVa.shodand havocH7701 →
יִשָּׁ֨מַעyi.Sha.ma'it is heardH8085 →
בָּ֧הּbahin <the> it
עַל־'al-[are] onH5921 →
פָּנַ֛יpa.Naiface myH6440 →
תָּמִ֖ידta.MidcontinuallyH8548 →
חֳלִ֥יcho.LisicknessH2483 →
וּמַכָּֽה׃u.ma.Kahand wound[s]H4347 →

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Jeremiah 20:8For whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.Ezekiel 7:23Forge the chain, for the land is full of crimes of bloodshed, and the city is full of violence.Ezekiel 7:11Their violence has grown into a rod to punish their wickedness. None of them will remain: none of their multitude, none of their wealth, and nothing of value.Psalms 55:9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.Hosea 4:2Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck.James 3:10–12Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!Genesis 6:11Now the earth was corrupt in the sight of God, and full of violence.Ezekiel 8:17“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see this? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the abominations they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and continually provoke Me to anger? Look, they are even putting the branch to their nose!Isaiah 59:6Their cobwebs cannot be made into clothing, and they cannot cover themselves with their works. Their deeds are sinful deeds, and acts of violence are in their hands.Micah 3:1–3Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice?Micah 2:8–10But of late My people have risen up like an enemy: You strip off the splendid robe from unsuspecting passersby like men returning from battle.Ezekiel 22:3–12and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘O city who brings her own doom by shedding blood within her walls and making idols to defile herself,Micah 2:1–2Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.Micah 7:2–3The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.Psalms 55:9–11O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.Micah 3:9–12Now hear this, O leaders of the house of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel, who despise justice and pervert all that is right,Ezekiel 12:19Then tell the people of the land that this is what the Lord GOD says about those living in Jerusalem and in the land of Israel: ‘They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in dread, for their land will be stripped of everything in it because of the violence of all who dwell in it.

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The Prophet Jeremiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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