Jeremiah 31:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 31:15 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 →
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
ק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
בְּרָמָ֤ה
Râmâh
H7414
Ramah
נִשְׁמָע֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נְהִי֙
nᵉhîy
H5092
lamentation
בְּכִ֣י
Bᵉkîy
H1065
weeping
תַמְרוּרִ֔ים
tamrûwr
H8563
bitterness
רָחֵ֖ל
Râchêl
H7354
Rachel
מְבַכָּ֣ה
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּנֶ֑יהָ
bên
H1121
son
מֵאֲנָ֛ה
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
לְהִנָּחֵ֥ם
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּנֶ֖יהָ
bên
H1121
son
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
אֵינֶֽנּוּ
ʼayin
H369
nothing
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
Thus says Yahweh: A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh says this: “A voice is heard in Ramah, wailing and bitter weeping. It is Rachel weeping for her children. She refuses to be comforted over them, for they live no longer.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).