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Jeremiah 20:16

And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noontide;

KJV

Sit homo ille ut sunt civitates quæ subvertit Dominus, et non pœnituit eum : audiat clamorem mane, et ululatum in tempore meridiano,

Vulgate

ἔστω ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ὡς αἱ πόλεις ἃς κατέστρεψεν Κύριος ἐν θυμῷ καὶ οὐ μετεμελήθη, ἀκουσάτω κραυγῆς τὸ πρωὶ καὶ ἀλαλαγμοῦ μεσημβρίας·

LXX

And let that man be as the cities which Jehovah overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;

ASV

וְ/הָיָה֙ הָ/אִ֣ישׁ הַ/ה֔וּא כֶּֽ/עָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר הָפַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֣א נִחָ֑ם וְ/שָׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ בַּ/בֹּ֔קֶר וּ/תְרוּעָ֖ה בְּ/עֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בֹּ֔קֶר
bqr
noun · 214×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הָפַ֣ךְ
hpk
verb · 94×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
noun · 19×
נִי
ny
verb · 108×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עֵ֣ת
't
verb · 293×
צָּהֳרָ֑יִם
tshrym
noun · 24×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
תְרוּעָ֑ה
trv'h
noun · 36×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 29:23 — And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, whic
  • Deut 29:23 — And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, whic
  • Gen 19:24 — Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
  • Jer 18:22 — Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
  • Jer 23:14 — I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they ar
  • Jer 48:3 — A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
  • Jude 1:7 — Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of ete