Jeremiah 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 2:20 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵעוֹלָ֞ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
שָׁבַ֣רְתִּי
shâbar
H7665
to break
עֻלֵּ֗ךְ
ʻôl
H5923
yoke
נִתַּ֨קְתִּי֙
nâthaq
H5423
to pull away
מוֹסְרֹתַ֔יִךְ
môwçêr
H4147
bond
וַתֹּאמְרִ֖י
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אעבד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶעֱב֑וֹר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
גִּבְעָ֞ה
gibʻâh
H1389
hill
גְּבֹהָ֗ה
gâbôahh
H1364
high
וְתַ֨חַת֙
tachath
H8478
under
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֵ֣ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
רַעֲנָ֔ן
raʻănân
H7488
luxuriant
אַ֖תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
צֹעָ֥ה
tsâʻâh
H6808
to stoop
זֹנָֽה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
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World English Bible Public Domain
For of old time I have broken your yoke, and burst your bonds; and you said, I will not serve; for on every high hill and under every green tree you did bow yourself, playing the prostitute.
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King James Version Public Domain
For of old time I have broken thy yoke, and burst thy bands; and thou saidst, I will not transgress; when upon every high hill and under every green tree thou wanderest, playing the harlot.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For from long ago I broke your yoke; I tore to pieces your fetters. But you said, ‘I will not serve!’ For on every high hill and beneath every leafy tree, you yourself lie down, prostitute.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).