Jeremiah 2:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 2:15 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 →
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׁאֲג֣וּ
shâʼag
H7580
to roar
כְפִרִ֔ים
kᵉphîyr
H3715
young lion
נָתְנ֖וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
קוֹלָ֑ם
qôwl
H6963
voice
וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּ
shîyth
H7896
to set
אַרְצוֹ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
לְשַׁמָּ֔ה
shammâh
H8047
desolation
עָרָ֥יו
ʻîyr
H5892
city
נצתה
yâtsath
H3341
to kindle
נִצְּת֖וּ
yâtsath
H3341
to kindle
מִבְּלִ֥י
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
יֹשֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
The young lions have roared on him, and yelled; and they have made his land waste: his cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
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King James Version Public Domain
The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Young lions roared against him; they gave their voice. And they made his land into a desolation; his cities became ruins without an inhabitant.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).