Jeremiah 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 3:5 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 →
הֲיִנְטֹ֣ר
nâṭar
H5201
to keep
לְעוֹלָ֔ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִשְׁמֹ֖ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
לָנֶ֑צַח
netsach
H5331
perpetuity
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
דברתי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
דִבַּ֛רְתְּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וַתַּעֲשִׂ֥י
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָרָע֖וֹת
raʻ
H7451
evil
וַתּוּכָֽל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Will he retain [his anger] forever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, you have spoken and have done evil things, and have had your way.
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King James Version Public Domain
Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Will he keep forever? Or will he keep watch to eternity?’ Behold, you have spoken, but you have done the evils as you can!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).