Jeremiah 29:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 29:22 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 →
וְלֻקַּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֵהֶם֙
קְלָלָ֔ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
לְכֹל֙
kôl
H3605
all
גָּל֣וּת
gâlûwth
H1546
exile
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּבָבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְשִֽׂמְךָ֤
sûwm
H7760
to put
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כְּצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
וּכְאֶחָ֔ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
קָלָ֥ם
qâlâh
H7033
to roast
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
בָּאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
and of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captives of Judah who are in Babylon, saying, Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
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King James Version Public Domain
And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon, saying, The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in the fire;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then a curse will be spoken about these persons by all the captives of Judah in Babylon. The curse will say: May Yahweh make you like Zedekiah and Ahab, whom the king of Babylon roasted in fire.
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