Jeremiah 2:30 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

In vain have I stricken your children (your people); they received no discipline (no correction). Your own sword devoured your prophets like a destroying lion.

American Standard Version (1901)

In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.

Common English Bible

I have disciplined your children in vain; they have rejected my correction. You have devoured your prophets like a hungry lion.

Catholic Public Domain Version

I have struck your children to no effect; they have not accepted discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets. Your generation is like a raging lion.