Jeremiah 20:16
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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;
American King James Version (AKJV)
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;
American Standard Version (ASV)
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;
Basic English Translation (BBE)
May that man be like the towns overturned by the Lord without mercy: let a cry for help come to his ears in the morning, and the sound of war in the middle of the day;
Webster's Revision
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 noon;
World English Bible
Let that man be as the cities which Yahweh overthrew, and didn't repent: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontime;
English Revised Version (ERV)
And let that man be as the cities which the LORD overthrew, and repented not: and let him hear a cry in the morning, and shouting at noontide;
Definitions for Jeremiah 20:16
Clarke's Jeremiah 20:16 Bible Commentary
And let him hear the cry - Let him be in continual alarms.
Barnes's Jeremiah 20:16 Bible Commentary
The cry - is the sound of the lamentation Jer 20:8; "the shouting" is the alarm of war.
Wesley's Jeremiah 20:16 Bible Commentary
20:16 The cities - Sodom and Gomorrah; by the cry in the morning and shouting at noon, he means the shouts and noises that enemies make when they break in upon a place.
