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Jeremiah 26:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 19 “Did King Hez·e·kiʹah of Judah and all Judah then put him to death? Did he not fear Jehovah and beg for Jehovah’s favor,* so that Jehovah changed his mind concerning* the calamity that he had spoken against them?+ So we are about to bring a great calamity on ourselves.*

Jeremiah 26:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 19 “Did King Hez·e·kiʹah of Judah and all Judah then put him to death? Did he not fear Jehovah and beg for Jehovah’s favor,* so that Jehovah changed his mind concerning* the calamity that he had spoken against them?+ So we are about to bring a great calamity on ourselves.*

Jeremiah 26:19

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 19 Did Hez·e·kiʹah the king of Judah and all those of Judah by any means put him to death? Did he not fear Jehovah and proceed to soften the face of Jehovah,+ so that Jehovah got to feeling regret for the calamity that he had spoken against them?+ So we are working up a great calamity against our souls.*+

Jeremiah 26:19

The Bible in Living English
- 19 Did King Hezekiah of Judah and all Judah put him to death? did they not fear Jehovah and propitiate Jehovah, and Jehovah repented of the harm he threatened them with? but we are going to do a great injury to our own persons.”

Jeremiah 26:19

American Standard Version
- 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? did he not fear Jehovah, and entreat the favor of Jehovah, and Jehovah repented him of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls.

Jeremiah 26:19

The Emphasized Bible
- 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not revere Yahweh and appease the face of Yahweh? And did not Yahweh repent him as to the calamity which he had spoken against them? We therefore are doing a great wickedness against our own lives!