Jeremiah 17:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 17:4 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 →
וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה
shâmaṭ
H8058
to release
וּבְךָ֙
מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֣תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֔ךְ
וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֨יךָ֙
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
בָּאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָ֑עְתָּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵ֛שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
קְדַחְתֶּ֥ם
qâdach
H6919
to kindle
בְּאַפִּ֖י
ʼaph
H639
nose
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עוֹלָ֥ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
תּוּקָֽד
yâqad
H3344
to burn
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World English Bible Public Domain
You, even of yourself, shall discontinue from your heritage that I gave you; and I will cause you to serve your enemies in the land which you don't know: for you have kindled a fire in my anger which shall burn forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall loosen, even yourself, from the inheritance that I gave to you, and I will make you serve your enemies in the land that you do not know, for you have kindled a fire in my nose, which shall burn unto eternity.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).