Jeremiah 31:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 31:28 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 →
וְהָיָ֞ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי
shâqad
H8245
to watch
עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
לִנְת֧וֹשׁ
nâthash
H5428
to uproot
וְלִנְת֛וֹץ
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס
hâraç
H2040
to tear down
וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
כֵּ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד
shâqad
H8245
to watch
עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
לִבְנ֥וֹת
bânâh
H1129
to build
וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ
nâṭaʻ
H5193
to plant
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall happen that, like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to overthrow and to destroy and to afflict, so will I watch over them to build and to plant, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In the past, I kept them under surveillance in order to uproot them and to tear them down, to overthrow, destroy, and bring them harm. But in the coming days, I will watch over them, in order to build them up and to plant them—this is Yahweh’s declaration.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).