Jeremiah 16:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 16:7 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 →
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִפְרְס֥וּ
pâraç
H6536
to break
לָהֶ֛ם
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֵ֖בֶל
ʼêbel
H60
mourning
לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֵ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַשְׁק֤וּ
shâqâh
H8248
to water
אוֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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כּ֣וֹס
kôwç
H3563
cup
תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים
tanchûwm
H8575
consolation
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אָבִ֖יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אִמּֽוֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
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World English Bible Public Domain
neither shall men break [bread] for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
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King James Version Public Domain
Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And not they shall break bread for them in mourning to comfort him for the one who is dead, and they shall not give them a cup of consolation to drink for his father or for his mother.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).