Jeremiah 14:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 14:17 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 →
וְאָמַרְתָּ֤
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
תֵּרַ֨דְנָה
yârad
H3381
to go down
עֵינַ֥י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
דִּמְעָ֛ה
dimʻâh
H1832
tears
לַ֥יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וְיוֹמָ֖ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה
dâmâh
H1820
to cease
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
שֶׁ֨בֶר
sheber
H7667
breaking
גָּד֜וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה
shâbar
H7665
to break
בְּתוּלַת֙
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
עַמִּ֔י
ʻam
H5971
people
מַכָּ֖ה
makkâh
H4347
blow
נַחְלָ֥ה
châlâh
H2470
to be sick
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall say this word to them, Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall speak this word to them: ‘Let my eyes flow with tears, night and day, and let them not cease, for with a great breaking she has been broken, the virgin daughter of my people, with a very severe blow.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).