Jeremiah 18:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 18:16 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 →
לָשׂ֥וּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אַרְצָ֛ם
ʼerets
H776
land
לְשַׁמָּ֖ה
shammâh
H8047
desolation
שרוקת
shᵉrûwqâh
H8292
piping
שְׁרִיק֣וֹת
shᵉrêqâh
H8322
hissing
עוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
כֹּ֚ל
kôl
H3605
all
עוֹבֵ֣ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עָלֶ֔יהָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשֹּׁ֖ם
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
וְיָנִ֥יד
nûwd
H5110
to shake
בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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
to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; everyone who passes thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
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King James Version Public Domain
To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
to make their land a desolation, a hissing of eternity. Everyone passing over it will be appalled and will shake his head.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).