In vain have I smitten your children — they received no correction; your sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
King James Version (KJV) - Jeremiah 2:30 >In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Jeremiah 2:30 >“I have struck your sons in vain; they accepted no discipline. Your own sword has devoured your prophets like a voracious lion.”