Jeremiah 10:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 10:21 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
נִבְעֲרוּ֙
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
הָֽרֹעִ֔ים
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
דָרָ֑שׁוּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּן֙
kên
H3651
thus
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מַרְעִיתָ֖ם
mirʻîyth
H4830
pasturage
נָפֽוֹצָה
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the shepherds are stupid and they do not seek Yahweh, therefore they have not prospered, and all their flock is scattered.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).