Jeremiah 31:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 31:16 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
מִנְעִ֤י
mânaʻ
H4513
to withhold
קוֹלֵךְ֙
qôwl
H6963
voice
מִבֶּ֔כִי
Bᵉkîy
H1065
weeping
וְעֵינַ֖יִךְ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
מִדִּמְעָ֑ה
dimʻâh
H1832
tears
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
יֵ֨שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
שָׂכָ֤ר
sâkâr
H7939
wages
לִפְעֻלָּתֵךְ֙
pᵉʻullâh
H6468
wages
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְשָׁ֖בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
מֵאֶ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אוֹיֵֽב
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh: Refrain your voice from weeping, and your eyes from tears; for your work shall be rewarded, says Yahweh; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears: for thy work shall be rewarded, saith the LORD; and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh says this, “Hold your voice back from weeping and your eyes from tears; there is a reward for your work—this is Yahweh’s declaration—your children will return from the land of the enemy.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).