Jeremiah 12:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 12:4 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 →
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מָתַי֙
mâthay
H4970
how long
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְעֵ֥שֶׂב
ʻeseb
H6212
herb
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
יִיבָ֑שׁ
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
מֵרָעַ֣ת
raʻ
H7451
evil
יֹֽשְׁבֵי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָ֗הּ
סָפְתָ֤ה
çâphâh
H5595
to sweep away
בְהֵמוֹת֙
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
וָע֔וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִרְאֶ֖ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ
ʼachărîyth
H319
latter end
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World English Bible Public Domain
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of those who dwell therein, the animals are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
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King James Version Public Domain
How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Until when will the land dry up and the herbage of every field wither from the wickedness of those who dwell in it? The beasts and the birds dwindle away because they said, “He will not see our end.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).