Jeremiah 16:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 16:19 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 →
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֻזִּ֧י
ʻôz
H5797
strength
וּמָעֻזִּ֛י
mâʻôwz
H4581
refuge
וּמְנוּסִ֖י
mânôwç
H4498
refuge
בְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
צָרָ֑ה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
אֵלֶ֗יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
גּוֹיִ֤ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
יָבֹ֨אוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מֵֽאַפְסֵי
ʼepheç
H657
end
אָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְיֹאמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
שֶׁ֨קֶר֙
sheqer
H8267
lie
נָחֲל֣וּ
nâchal
H5157
to inherit
אֲבוֹתֵ֔ינוּ
ʼâb
H1
father
הֶ֖בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
וְאֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בָּ֥ם
מוֹעִֽיל
yaʻal
H3276
to profit
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, [even] vanity and things in which there is no profit.
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King James Version Public Domain
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh, my strength and my stronghold and my refuge in the day of trouble. To you the nations shall come from the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited a lie, worthlessness and there is no profit in them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).