Jeremiah 21:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 21:9 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 →
הַיֹּשֵׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָּעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַזֹּ֔את
zôʼth
H2063
this
יָמ֕וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
בַּחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וּבָרָעָ֣ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
וּבַדָּ֑בֶר
deber
H1698
pestilence
וְהַיּוֹצֵא֩
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וְנָפַ֨ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֜ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
הַצָּרִ֤ים
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
עֲלֵיכֶם֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
יחיה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְחָיָ֔ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְהָֽיְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לּ֥וֹ
נַפְשׁ֖וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
לְשָׁלָֽל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes out, and passes over to the Chaldeans who besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey.
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King James Version Public Domain
He that abideth in this city shall die by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth out, and falleth to the Chaldeans that besiege you, he shall live, and his life shall be unto him for a prey.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The one dwelling in this city will die by the sword and by the famine and by the plague. But the one going out and falling upon the Chaldeans who are besieging against you will live, and his life will be to him for spoil.
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