Jeremiah 29:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 29:26 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 →
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
נְתָנְךָ֣
nâthan
H5414
to give
כֹהֵ֗ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
תַּ֚חַת
tachath
H8478
under
יְהוֹיָדָ֣ע
Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
H3077
Jehoiada
הַכֹּהֵ֔ן
kôhên
H3548
priest
לִֽהְי֤וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
פְּקִדִים֙
pâqîyd
H6496
officer
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מְשֻׁגָּ֖ע
shâgaʻ
H7696
to be mad
וּמִתְנַבֵּ֑א
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹת֛וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמַּהְפֶּ֖כֶת
mahpeketh
H4115
stocks
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַצִּינֹֽק
tsîynôq
H6729
stocks
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the house of Yahweh, for every man who is mad, and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.
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King James Version Public Domain
The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the priest, that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD, for every man that is mad, and maketh himself a prophet, that thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Yahweh has made you priest instead of Jehoiada the priest, for you to be in charge of Yahweh’s house. You are in control of all the people who rave and make themselves into prophets. You should put them in stocks and chains.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).