Jeremiah 20:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 20:11 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 →
וַֽיהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אוֹתִי֙
ʼêth
H853
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כְּגִבּ֣וֹר
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
עָרִ֔יץ
ʻârîyts
H6184
awesome
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֛ן
kên
H3651
thus
רֹדְפַ֥י
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֻכָ֑לוּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
בֹּ֤שׁוּ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
מְאֹד֙
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
כְּלִמַּ֥ת
kᵉlimmâh
H3639
shame
עוֹלָ֖ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ
shâkach
H7911
to forget
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Yahweh with me like a ruthless mighty warrior; therefore my pursuers will stumble and will not prevail. They will be greatly ashamed, for they have not succeeded; everlasting humiliation will not be forgotten.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).