Jeremiah 14:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 14:9 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 →
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תִֽהְיֶה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
נִדְהָ֔ם
dâham
H1724
to astonish
כְּגִבּ֖וֹר
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֣ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לְהוֹשִׁ֑יעַ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
וְאַתָּ֧ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
בְקִרְבֵּ֣נוּ
qereb
H7130
midst
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְשִׁמְךָ֛
shêm
H8034
name
עָלֵ֥ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
נִקְרָ֖א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּנִּחֵֽנוּ
yânach
H3240
to rest
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why should you be like a scared man, as a mighty man who can't save? yet you, Yahweh, are in the midst of us, and we are called by your name; don't leave us.
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King James Version Public Domain
Why shouldest thou be as a man astonied, as a mighty man that cannot save? yet thou, O LORD, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name; leave us not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why should you be like a man being confused, like a mighty one who is not able to save? Yet you in our midst, Yahweh, and your name is called over us; do not leave us!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).