Jeremiah 12:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 12:13 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 →
זָרְע֤וּ
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
חִטִּים֙
chiṭṭâh
H2406
wheat
וְקֹצִ֣ים
qôwts
H6975
thorn
קָצָ֔רוּ
qâtsar
H7114
to be short
נֶחְל֖וּ
châlâh
H2470
to be sick
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוֹעִ֑לוּ
yaʻal
H3276
to profit
וּבֹ֨שׁוּ֙
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
tᵉbûwʼâh
H8393
produce
מֵחֲר֖וֹן
chârôwn
H2740
anger
אַף
ʼaph
H639
nose
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves, they did not profit. Be ashamed of your harvests, because of the burning of the nose of Yahweh.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).