Jeremiah 20:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 20:12 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 →
וַיהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאוֹת֙
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
בֹּחֵ֣ן
bâchan
H974
to test
צַדִּ֔יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
רֹאֶ֥ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כְלָי֖וֹת
kilyâh
H3629
kidney
וָלֵ֑ב
lêb
H3820
heart
אֶרְאֶ֤ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙
nᵉqâmâh
H5360
vengeance
מֵהֶ֔ם
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
גִּלִּ֥יתִי
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רִיבִֽי
rîyb
H7379
strife
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World English Bible Public Domain
But, Yahweh of Hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.
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King James Version Public Domain
But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh of Armies, the one testing the righteous, seeing the kidneys and the heart— let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have made known my cause.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).