Jeremiah 23:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 23:15 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 →
לָכֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֨ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָאוֹת֙
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַנְּבִאִ֔ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הִנְנִ֨י
hên
H2005
behold
מַאֲכִ֤יל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אוֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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לַֽעֲנָ֔ה
laʻănâh
H3939
wormwood
וְהִשְׁקִתִ֖ים
shâqâh
H8248
to water
מֵי
mayim
H4325
water
רֹ֑אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7219
gall
כִּ֗י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵאֵת֙
ʼêth
H854
with
נְבִיאֵ֣י
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
יָצְאָ֥ה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
חֲנֻפָּ֖ה
chănuphâh
H2613
godlessness
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts concerning the prophets: Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall; for from the prophets of Jerusalem is ungodliness gone forth into all the land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore, thus says Yahweh of Armies concerning the prophets: “Behold, I am making them eat wormwood and making them drink water of poison, for from the prophets of Jerusalem pollution has gone out to all the land.”
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