Jeremiah 23:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 23:38 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 →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
מַשָּׂ֣א
massâʼ
H4853
burden
יְהוָה֮
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
תֹּאמֵרוּ֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַ֧עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
מַשָּׂ֣א
massâʼ
H4853
burden
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֲלֵיכֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹאמְר֖וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַשָּׂ֥א
massâʼ
H4853
burden
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
But if you say, The burden of Yahweh; therefore thus says Yahweh: Because you say this word, The burden of Yahweh, and I have sent to you, saying, You shall not say, The burden of Yahweh;
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King James Version Public Domain
But since ye say, The burden of the LORD; therefore thus saith the LORD; Because ye say this word, The burden of the LORD, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of the LORD;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if you say, ‘The burden of Yahweh,’ therefore thus says Yahweh: ‘Because you say this word, “The burden of Yahweh,” when I sent to you, saying, “You shall not say, ‘The burden of Yahweh,’”
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