Jeremiah 18:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 18:21 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 →
לָכֵן֩
kên
H3651
thus
תֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵיהֶ֜ם
bên
H1121
son
לָרָעָ֗ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
וְהַגִּרֵם֮
nâgar
H5064
to pour
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְדֵי
yâd
H3027
hand
חֶרֶב֒
chereb
H2719
sword
וְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נְשֵׁיהֶ֤ם
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙
shakkûwl
H7909
childless
וְאַלְמָנ֔וֹת
ʼalmânâh
H490
widow
וְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִֽהְי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הֲרֻ֣גֵי
hârag
H2026
to kill
מָ֑וֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
בַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔ם
bâchûwr
H970
young man
מֻכֵּי
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
חֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and give them over to the power of the sword; and let their wives become childless, and widows; and let their men be slain of death, [and] their young men struck of the sword in battle.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, give their sons to the famine, and deliver them over to the hands of the sword. And let their wives become bereaved of children and widows, and let their men become those killed of death, their young men struck of the sword in the battle.
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