Jeremiah 9:21

For death has climbed in through our windows; it has entered our fortresses to cut off the children from the streets, the young men from the town squares.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

World English Bible

For death has come up into our windows. It has entered into our palaces to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.

American Standard Version

For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

Geneva Bible 1599

For death is come vp into our windowes, and is entred into our palaces, to destroy the children without, and the yong men in the streetes.

Darby Translation

For death is come up through our windows, is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from the street, the young men from the broadways.

Young's Literal Translation

For death hath come up into our windows, It hath come into our palaces, To cut off the suckling from without, Young men from the broad places.

Bible in Basic English

For death has come up into our windows, forcing its way into our great houses; cutting off the children in the streets and the young men in the wide places.

In context

20Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD. Open your ears to the word of His mouth. Teach your daughters to wail, and one another to lament.

22Declare that this is what the LORD says: “The corpses of men will fall like dung upon the open field, like newly cut grain behind the reaper, with no one to gather it.”

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