Jeremiah 12:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 12:16 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 →
וְהָיָ֡ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לָמֹ֣ד
lâmad
H3925
to learn
יִלְמְדוּ֩
lâmad
H3925
to learn
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דַּֽרְכֵ֨י
derek
H1870
way
עַמִּ֜י
ʻam
H5971
people
לְהִשָּׁבֵ֤עַ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
בִּשְׁמִי֙
shêm
H8034
name
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לִמְּדוּ֙
lâmad
H3925
to learn
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עַמִּ֔י
ʻam
H5971
people
לְהִשָּׁבֵ֖עַ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
בַּבָּ֑עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וְנִבְנ֖וּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
עַמִּֽי
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall happen, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, As Yahweh lives; even as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built up in the midst of my people.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will happen, if learning, they will learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name ‘As Yahweh lives’ just as they have taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will be built in the midst of my people.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).