Jeremiah 23:10

For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.

King James Version
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Other Translations for Jeremiah 23:10

BSB
For the land is full of adulterers-because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up-their course is evil and their power is misused.
AKJV
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourns; the pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up, and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
CPDV
For the earth is full of adulterers! And the earth has mourned before the face of evil talk. The plains of the desert have dried up, and their course has become hazardous, and their firmness has become uneven."
ERV
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourneth; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up; and their course is evil, and their force is not right.
NHEB
For the land is full of adulterers; for because of swearing the land mourns; the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. "Their course is evil, and their might is not right;
SMT
For the land was filled from adulteries, for from the face of these the land mourned, the beautiful things of the desert were dried up, and their race will be evil, and their strength not right.

Commentary for Jeremiah 23:10

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Overview of Jeremiah 23:10
Summary
Land filled with immorality causing environmental decline
Place
Land of Israel
Event
Describing widespread corruption
Estimated Time Period
c. 600 BC
Category
Lament