Jeremiah 23:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 23:17 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 →
אֹמְרִ֤ים
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָמוֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִֽמְנַאֲצַ֔י
nâʼats
H5006
to despise
דִּבֶּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שָׁל֖וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶ֑ם
וְ֠כֹל
kôl
H3605
all
הֹלֵ֞ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בִּשְׁרִר֤וּת
shᵉrîyrûwth
H8307
stubbornness
לִבּוֹ֙
lêb
H3820
heart
אָֽמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
רָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
They say continually to those who despise me, Yahweh has said, You shall have peace; and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart they say, No evil shall come on you.
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King James Version Public Domain
They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Saying, they say to the ones despising me, ‘Yahweh has spoken: Peace will be for you.’ And to everyone walking in the stubbornness of his heart they have said, ‘Disaster will not come upon you.’” q1
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