As a well pours out its water,
    so she pours out her wickedness.
Violence(A) and destruction(B) resound in her;
    her sickness and wounds are ever before me.

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As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.

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(A)As a fountain [a]wells up with water,
So she wells up with her wickedness.
(B)Violence and plundering are heard in her.
Before Me continually are [b]grief and wounds.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 6:7 gushes
  2. Jeremiah 6:7 sickness

From early times the prophets who preceded you and me have prophesied war, disaster and plague(A) against many countries and great kingdoms.

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The prophets that have been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countries, and against great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence.

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The prophets who have been before me and before you of old prophesied against many countries and great kingdoms—of war and disaster and pestilence.

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