Jeremiah 13:24

Captivity Threatened

23Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good— you who are accustomed to doing evil. 24“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind. 25This is your lot, the portion I have measured to you,” declares the LORD, “because you have forgotten Me and trusted in falsehood.

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Berean Standard Bible
“I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind.
American Standard Version (1901)
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that passeth away, by the wind of the wilderness.
Bible in Basic English
So I will send them in all directions, as dry grass is taken away by the wind of the waste land.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And I will scatter them as stubble, which is carried away by the wind in the desert.
Free Bible Version
I'm going to scatter you like chaff blown away by the desert wind.
Geneva Bible 1599
Therefore will I scatter them, as the stubble that is taken away with the South winde.
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Translation for Translators
Yahweh says, “I will scatter you like chaff that is blown away by the wind from the desert.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So I will scatter them like chaff that perishes in the desert wind.
Noah Webster Bible
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
World English Bible
“Therefore I will scatter them as the stubble that passes away by the wind of the wilderness.
Young's Literal Translation
And I scatter them as stubble, Passing away, by a wind of the wilderness.