Jeremiah 31:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 31:9 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 →
בִּבְכִ֣י
Bᵉkîy
H1065
weeping
יָבֹ֗אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮
tachănûwn
H8469
supplication
אֽוֹבִילֵם֒
yâbal
H2986
to bring
אֽוֹלִיכֵם֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נַ֣חֲלֵי
nachal
H5158
wadi
מַ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
יָשָׁ֔ר
yâshâr
H3477
upright
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
בָּ֑הּ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיִ֤יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְאָ֔ב
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
בְּכֹ֥רִי
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
They shall come with weeping; and with petitions will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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King James Version Public Domain
They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They will come weeping; I will lead them as they make their pleas. I will have them journey to streams of water on a straight road. They will not stumble on it, for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim will be my firstborn.”
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