Jeremiah 2:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 2:3 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 →
קֹ֤דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לַיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
רֵאשִׁ֖ית
rêʼshîyth
H7225
beginning
תְּבוּאָתֹ֑ה
tᵉbûwʼâh
H8393
produce
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֹכְלָ֣יו
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ
ʼâsham
H816
to trespass
רָעָ֛ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
תָּבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼêl
H413
to
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Israel [was] holiness to Yahweh, the first fruits of his increase: all who devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come on them, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Israel holy to Yahweh, the first of his harvest! All those who ate it became guilty; disaster came upon them —the declaration of Yahweh.’” ts\*
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).