Jeremiah 19:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 19:9 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 →
וְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞ים
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּשַׂ֣ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם
bên
H1121
son
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
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בְּשַׂ֣ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
בְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔ם
bath
H1323
daughter
וְאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּשַׂר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
רֵעֵ֖הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
יֹאכֵ֑לוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בְּמָצוֹר֙
mâtsôwr
H4692
siege
וּבְמָצ֔וֹק
mâtsôwq
H4689
distress
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָצִ֧יקוּ
tsûwq
H6693
to constrain
לָהֶ֛ם
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י
bâqash
H1245
to seek
נַפְשָֽׁם
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters; and they shall eat everyone the flesh of his friend, in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies, and those who seek their life, shall distress them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness, wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters, and each man will eat the flesh of his neighbor in the siege and in the distress, with which their enemies and the seekers of their life will impose on them.’
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