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Jeremiah Chapter 4 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Jeremiah 4:17

As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.
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BBE Jeremiah 4:17

Like keepers of a field they are against her on every side; because she has been fighting against me, says the Lord.
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DARBY Jeremiah 4:17

As keepers of a field are they against her round about; for she hath been rebellious against me, saith Jehovah.
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KJV Jeremiah 4:17

As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD.
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WBT Jeremiah 4:17

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WEB Jeremiah 4:17

As keepers of a field are they against her round about, because she has been rebellious against me, says Yahweh.
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YLT Jeremiah 4:17

As the keepers of a field They have been against her round about, For with Me she hath been rebellious, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - As keepers of a field. The prophet compares the tents, or perhaps the booths (1 Kings 20:12, 16), of the besieging army to the booths of the guardians of the crepe (Isaiah 1:8; Job 27:18).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Field.--With the meaning, as in all early English, of "open," not "enclosed," country (Leviticus 14:7; Leviticus 17:5). The image is that of a nomadic tribe encamped in the open country, or of men watching their flocks (Luke 2:8) or crops (Job 27:18). So shall be the tents of the invaders round Jerusalem--keeping, or (as in 2Samuel 11:16) "observing," i.e., "blockading" the city.