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Jeremiah 5:16
Jeremiah 5:16 is verse 16 of Jeremiah chapter 5, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
King James Version
Their quiver is as an open sepulchre, they are all mighty men.
World English Bible
Their quiver is an open tomb. They are all mighty men.
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Jeremiah 5:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Therefore this is what the LORD God of Hosts says: “Because you have spoken this word, I will make My words a fire in your mouth and this people the wood it consumes.
15 Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the LORD. “It is an established nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language you do not know and whose speech you do not understand.
16 Their quivers are like open graves; they are all mighty men.
17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.”
18 “Yet even in those days,” declares the LORD, “I will not make a full end of you.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 5:9For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.
Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”