Jeremiah 17:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 17:16 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 →
וַאֲנִ֞י
ʼănîy
H589
I
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אַ֣צְתִּי
ʼûwts
H213
to press
מֵרֹעֶ֣ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אַחֲרֶ֗יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
וְי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אָנ֛וּשׁ
ʼânash
H605
to be sick
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי
ʼâvâh
H183
to desire
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יָדָ֑עְתָּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
מוֹצָ֣א
môwtsâʼ
H4161
going forth
שְׂפָתַ֔י
sâphâh
H8193
lip
נֹ֥כַח
nôkach
H5227
opposite
פָּנֶ֖יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
הָיָֽה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.
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King James Version Public Domain
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But I did not hasten from being one shepherding following you and the disastrous day I have not desired. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).