Jeremiah 20:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 20:4 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כֹ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֡ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִנְנִי֩
hên
H2005
behold
נֹתֶנְךָ֨
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְמָג֜וֹר
mâgôwr
H4032
fear
לְךָ֣
וּלְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ
ʼâhab
H157
to love
וְנָֽפְל֛וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בְּחֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
רֹא֑וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
אֶתֵּן֙
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֔ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְהִגְלָ֥ם
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
בָּבֶ֖לָה
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְהִכָּ֥ם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בֶּחָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
For thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself, and to all your friends; and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes shall see it; and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive to Babylon, and shall kill them with the sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends: and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies, and thine eyes shall behold it: and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Babylon, and shall slay them with the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For thus says Yahweh: ‘Behold, I am making you as a terror to yourself and to all your lovers, and they will fall by the sword of their enemies, and your eyes will be seeing. And I will give all of Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will exile them to Babylon, and he will strike them with the sword.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).