Jeremiah 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 3:14 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 →
שׁ֣וּבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
בָנִ֤ים
bên
H1121
son
שׁוֹבָבִים֙
shôwbâb
H7726
backsliding
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
בָּעַ֣לְתִּי
bâʻal
H1166
to marry
בָכֶ֑ם
וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶתְכֶ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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אֶחָ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵעִ֗יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
מִמִּשְׁפָּחָ֔ה
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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צִיּֽוֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
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World English Bible Public Domain
Return, backsliding children, says Yahweh; for I am a husband to you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
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King James Version Public Domain
Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you: and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Turn back, apostatizing sons!—the declaration of Yahweh—for I myself am your husband, and I shall take you, one from a city and two from a clan, and I shall bring you Zion!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).