Jeremiah 1:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 1:18 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַאֲנִ֞י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הִנֵּ֧ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נְתַתִּ֣יךָ
nâthan
H5414
to give
הַיּ֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
לְעִ֨יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִבְצָ֜ר
mibtsâr
H4013
fortress
וּלְעַמּ֥וּד
ʻammûwd
H5982
pillar
בַּרְזֶ֛ל
barzel
H1270
iron
וּלְחֹמ֥וֹת
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
נְחֹ֖שֶׁת
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
לְמַלְכֵ֤י
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לְשָׂרֶ֔יהָ
sar
H8269
prince
לְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָ
kôhên
H3548
priest
וּלְעַ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
For, behold, I have made you this day a fortified city, and an iron pillar, and brazen walls, against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes of it, against the priests of it, and against the people of the land.
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King James Version Public Domain
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I—behold!—I have made you this day a city of fortification and an iron pillar and bronze walls against all the land—against the kings of Judah, against its officials, against its priests, and against the people of the land.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).