Jeremiah 2:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 2:5 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 →
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
מָּצְא֨וּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֥ם
ʼâb
H1
father
בִּי֙
עָ֔וֶל
ʻevel
H5766
injustice
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
רָחֲק֖וּ
râchaq
H7368
to be far
מֵעָלָ֑י
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַהֶ֖בֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
וַיֶּהְבָּֽלוּ
hâbal
H1891
to become vain
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World English Bible Public Domain
thus says Yahweh, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they have gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Thus says Yahweh, “What did your fathers find wrong in me, that they went far away from upon me, and they went after the empty, and became empty?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).