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Berean Standard Bible

“Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.”

Jeremiah 1:17

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God has given Jeremiah two visions and told him what the coming disaster from the north will mean. He now commissions the young prophet to stand and speak.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Get yourself ready. Stand up and tell them everything that I command you. Do not be intimidated by them, or I will terrify you before them.

World English Bible (WEB)

“You therefore put your belt on your waist, arise, and say to them all that I command you. Don’t be dismayed at them, lest I dismay you before them.

King James Version (KJV)

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I dismay thee before them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So make yourself ready, and go and say to them everything I give you orders to say: do not be overcome by fear of them, or I will send fear on you before them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tú pues, ciñe tus lomos, y te levantarás, y les hablarás todo lo que te mandaré: no temas delante de ellos, porque no te haga yo quebrantar delante de ellos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que levántate, vístete y ve a decirles cuanto yo te mande. No les tengas miedo, mantén una postura firme ante ellos.

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