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Berean Standard Bible

“Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.”

Jeremiah 5:4

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then I said, “Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don’t know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

King James Version (KJV)

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, nor the law of their God:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Yo empero dije: Por cierto ellos son pobres, enloquecido han, pues no conocen el camino de Jehová, el juicio de su Dios.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces dije yo: «Pero, ¿qué puede esperarse de los sencillos e ignorantes? No conocen las instrucciones de Dios. ¿Cómo podrán obedecerle?

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