Jeremiah 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 3:1 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 →
לֵאמֹ֡ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֵ֣ן
hên
H2005
behold
יְשַׁלַּ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתּוֹ֩
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְהָלְכָ֨ה
hâlak
H1980
to walk
מֵאִתּ֜וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
וְהָיְתָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַחֵ֗ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
הֲיָשׁ֤וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙
ʼêl
H413
to
ע֔וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
הֲל֛וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָנ֥וֹף
chânêph
H2610
to be profaned
תֶּחֱנַ֖ף
chânêph
H2610
to be profaned
הָאָ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הַהִ֑יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וְאַ֗תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
זָנִית֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
רֵעִ֣ים
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
רַבִּ֔ים
rab
H7227
many
וְשׁ֥וֹב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהֹוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, will he return to her again? Won't that land be greatly polluted? But you have played the prostitute with many lovers; yet return again to me, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Saying, “If a man sends away his wife and she goes from him and becomes another man’s, will he return to her again? Would that land not be greatly polluted? And you have been a prostitute many lovers, and would return to me? —The declaration of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).