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Jeremiah 49:9

If grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.

KJV

Si vindemiatores venissent super te, non reliquissent racemum : si fures in nocte rapuissent quod sufficeret sibi.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Οὕτως εἶπεν Κύριος

LXX

If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, would they not destroy till they had enough?

ASV

אִם בֹּֽצְרִים֙ בָּ֣אוּ לָ֔/ךְ לֹ֥א יַשְׁאִ֖רוּ עֽוֹלֵל֑וֹת אִם גַּנָּבִ֥ים בַּ/לַּ֖יְלָה הִשְׁחִ֥יתוּ דַיָּֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
בְּצֻר֖וֹת
btsrvt
verb · 37×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
גַּנָּֽב
gnb
noun · 17×
דֵּ֤י
dy
noun · 39×
הִשְׁאִֽיר
hsh'yr
verb · 133×
הּ
h
verb · 147×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
עֽוֹלֵלֹת֙
'vllt
noun · 6×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Jer 6:9 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall throughly glean the remnant of Israel as a vine: turn back thine hand as a grapegatherer into the baskets.
  • Judg 6:4 — And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
  • Obad 1:5 — If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
  • Obad 1:5 — If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?