Jeremiah 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 2:8 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 →
הַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָֽמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַיֵּ֣ה
ʼayêh
H346
where
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְתֹפְשֵׂ֤י
tâphas
H8610
to seize
הַתּוֹרָה֙
tôwrâh
H8451
law
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְדָע֔וּנִי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
וְהָרֹעִ֖ים
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
פָּ֣שְׁעוּ
pâshaʻ
H6586
to rebel
בִ֑י
וְהַנְּבִיאִים֙
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
נִבְּא֣וּ
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
בַבַּ֔עַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
וְאַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוֹעִ֖לוּ
yaʻal
H3276
to profit
הָלָֽכוּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
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World English Bible Public Domain
The priests didn't say, Where is Yahweh? and those who handle the law didn't know me: the rulers also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
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King James Version Public Domain
The priests said not, Where is the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after things that do not profit.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The priests did not say, ‘Where Yahweh?’ and the handlers of the law did not know me, and the shepherds transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal and walked after not profitable. ts\*
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