Jeremiah 14:20

American Standard Version

We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.

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Jeremiah 14:20 in other translations

We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness,
and the iniquity of our fathers;
for we have sinned against you.

Jeremiah 14:20 · World English Bible

Jeremiah 14:20 in context

  1. 18If I go forth into the field, then, behold, the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then, behold, they that are sick with famine! for both the prophet and the priest go about in the land, and have no knowledge.
  2. 19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul loathed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and, behold, dismay!
  3. 20We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.
  4. 21Do not abhor us, for thy name’s sake; do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.
  5. 22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.