Jeremiah 5:22

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BSB

Do you not fear Me?” declares the LORD. “Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

KJV

Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

WEB

Don’t you fear me?’ says the LORD; ‘Won’t you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it can’t pass it? Though its waves toss themselves, yet they can’t prevail. Though they roar, they still can’t pass over it.’

ASV

Fear ye not me? saith Jehovah: will ye not tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it? and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it.

DARBY

Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

BLB

Do you not fear Me?” A declaration of YHWH. “Or will you⁺ not tremble before My face? For I have placed the sand [as] the boundary of the sea, a decree forever that it should not cross over it; and they may shake about, and they cannot prevail, and though its waves roar, yet they shall not pass over it.

ÅB

Vil dere ikke frykte meg, sier Herren, vil dere ikke beve for mitt åsyn? Jeg som har satt sanden til grense for havet, til en evig demning som det ikke kan komme over, så om bølgene raser, makter de intet, og om de bruser, kan de ikke komme over den.

OTB

Frykter dere ikke Meg?” erklærer Herren. “Skjelver dere ikke i Mitt nærvær? Jeg har satt sanden som en grense for havet, en evig barriere det ikke kan krysse. Selv om bølgene kaster seg, kan de ikke seire; selv om de brøler, kan de ikke krysse den.

B1930

Vil I ikke frykte mig, sier Herren, vil I ikke beve for mitt åsyn? Jeg som har satt sanden til grense for havet, til en evig demning som det ikke kan komme over, så om bølgene raser, makter de intet, og om de bruser, kan de ikke komme over den.

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