Jeremiah 31:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 31:21 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 →
הַצִּ֧יבִי
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
לָ֣ךְ
צִיֻּנִ֗ים
tsîyûwn
H6725
signpost
שִׂ֤מִי
sûwm
H7760
to put
לָךְ֙
תַּמְרוּרִ֔ים
tamrûwr
H8564
guideposts
שִׁ֣תִי
shîyth
H7896
to set
לִבֵּ֔ךְ
lêb
H3820
heart
לַֽמְסִלָּ֖ה
mᵉçillâh
H4546
highway
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
הלכתי
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הָלָ֑כְתְּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
שׁ֚וּבִי
shûwb
H7725
to return
בְּתוּלַ֣ת
bᵉthûwlâh
H1330
virgin
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שֻׁ֖בִי
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עָרַ֥יִךְ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֵֽלֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
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World English Bible Public Domain
Set up road signs, make guideposts; set your heart toward the highway, even the way by which you went: turn again, virgin of Israel, turn again to these your cities.
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King James Version Public Domain
Set thee up waymarks, make thee high heaps: set thine heart toward the highway, even the way which thou wentest: turn again, O virgin of Israel, turn again to these thy cities.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Place road signs for yourself. Set up guideposts for yourself. Set your mind on the right path, the way you should take. Come back, virgin Israel! Come back to these cities of yours.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).