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Jeremiah 2:30

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 30 I have struck your sons in vain.+
  
  They would accept no discipline;+
  Your own sword devoured your prophets,+
  Like a marauding lion.

Jeremiah 2:30

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 30 I have struck your sons in vain.+
  
  They would accept no discipline;+
  Your own sword devoured your prophets,+
  Like a marauding lion.

Jeremiah 2:30

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 30 To no effect I have struck YOUR sons.+ No discipline did they take.+ YOUR sword has devoured YOUR prophets, like a lion that is causing ruin.+

Jeremiah 2:30

The Bible in Living English
- 30 I have beaten your sons to no purpose, they have not learned by it. Swords have eaten up your prophets like a ravaging lion, and you have not been afraid;

Jeremiah 2:30

American Standard Version
- 30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Jeremiah 2:30

King James Version
- 30 In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.