Jeremiah 10:17
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Gather up your wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Gather up your wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
Get your goods together and go out of the land, O you who are shut up in the walled town.
Webster's Revision
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O inhabitant of the fortress.
World English Bible
Gather up your wares out of the land, you who live under siege.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Gather up thy wares out of the land, O thou that abidest in the siege.
Clarke's Jeremiah 10:17 Bible Commentary
Gather up thy wares - Pack up your goods, or what necessaries of life your enemies will permit you to carry away; for,
Barnes's Jeremiah 10:17 Bible Commentary
The prophet now returns to the main subject of his sermon, the conquest of Judaea.
Thy wares - Rather, thy bundle, which could contain a few articles for necessary use, and be carried in the hand. They are going into exile.
O inhabitant of the fortress - i. e., thou that art besieged, that inhabitest a besieged town.
Wesley's Jeremiah 10:17 Bible Commentary
10:17 Gather up - The prophet now enters upon another subject.Thy wares - Every thing thou hast any advantage by, all thy merchandise, as men use to do in case of invasion by an enemy. The fortress - The inhabitants of Jerusalem, the chief place of security in Judea.