Jeremiah 27:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 27:16 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 →
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכֹּהֲנִים֩
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֨ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֜ה
zeh
H2088
this
דִּבַּ֣רְתִּי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּה֮
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֒
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּשְׁמְע֞וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דִּבְרֵ֣י
dâbâr
H1697
word
נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֗ם
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הַֽנִּבְּאִ֤ים
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
לָכֶם֙
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
כְלֵ֧י
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
בֵית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מוּשָׁבִ֥ים
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִבָּבֶ֖לָה
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
עַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
מְהֵרָ֑ה
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שֶׁ֔קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
הֵ֖מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
נִבְּאִ֥ים
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
Also I spoke to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus says Yahweh: Don't listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Yahweh's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon; for they prophesy a lie to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy unto you, saying, Behold, the vessels of the LORD's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And to the priests and to all this people I spoke, saying, “Thus says Yahweh: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who are prophesying to you, saying, ‘Behold, the vessels of the house of Yahweh are being brought back from Babylon now, quickly,’ for they are prophesying falsehood to you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).