Jeremiah 22:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 22:15 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 →
הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה
tachârâh
H8474
to burn
בָאָ֑רֶז
ʼerez
H730
cedar
אָבִ֜יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
הֲל֧וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָכַ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְשָׁתָ֗ה
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וְעָשָׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מִשְׁפָּט֙
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וּצְדָקָ֔ה
tsᵉdâqâh
H6666
righteousness
אָ֖ז
ʼâz
H227
then
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Shall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn't your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Will you reign because you are competing in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then was good for him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).