Jeremiah 23:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 23:12 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 →
לָכֵן֩
kên
H3651
thus
יִֽהְיֶ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
דַרְכָּ֜ם
derek
H1870
way
לָהֶ֗ם
כַּחֲלַקְלַקּוֹת֙
chălaqlaqqâh
H2519
flattery
בָּֽאֲפֵלָ֔ה
ʼăphêlâh
H653
darkness
יִדַּ֖חוּ
dâchâh
H1760
to push
וְנָ֣פְלוּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בָ֑הּ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אָבִ֨יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עֲלֵיהֶ֥ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָעָ֛ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
שְׁנַ֥ת
shâneh
H8141
year
פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם
pᵉquddâh
H6486
visitation
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore their way shall be to them as slippery places in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein; for I will bring evil on them, even the year of their visitation, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness: they shall be driven on, and fall therein: for I will bring evil upon them, even the year of their visitation, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Therefore their way shall be to them like slippery places in the darkness; they shall be pushed in and shall fall in it, for I will bring disaster upon them, the year of their punishment”—the declaration of Yahweh. q1
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