Jeremiah 25:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 25:12 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 →
וְהָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִמְלֹ֣אות
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
שִׁבְעִ֣ים
shibʻîym
H7657
seventy
שָׁנָ֡ה
shâneh
H8141
year
אֶפְקֹ֣ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶל֩
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַגּ֨וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
הַה֧וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עֲוֺנָ֖ם
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
לְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹת
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, says Yahweh, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will happen, when seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation”—the declaration of Yahweh—“for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it a perpetual desolation.
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