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Jeremiah 5:16

Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

KJV

Pharetra ejus quasi sepulchrum patens ; universi fortes.

Vulgate

πάντες ἰσχυροί, καὶ κατέδονται τὸν θερισμὸν ὑμῶν

LXX

Their quiver is an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.

ASV

אַשְׁפָּת֖/וֹ כְּ/קֶ֣בֶר פָּת֑וּחַ כֻּלָּ֖/ם גִּבּוֹרִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גִּבּ֥וֹר
gbvr
adjective · 157×
וֹ
v
noun · 6×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
קָ֑בֶר
qbr
noun · 67×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Isa 5:28 — Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:
  • Ps 5:9 — For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
  • Rom 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: