Jeremiah 32:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 32:2 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 →
וְאָ֗ז
ʼâz
H227
then
חֵ֚יל
chayil
H2428
strength
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֔ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
צָרִ֖ים
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
הַנָּבִ֗יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
הָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָלוּא֙
kâlâʼ
H3607
to restrain
בַּחֲצַ֣ר
châtsêr
H2691
court
הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה
maṭṭârâʼ
H4307
guard
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בֵּֽית
bayith
H1004
house
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now at that time the king of Babylon's army was besieging Jerusalem; and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the guard, which was in the king of Judah's house.
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King James Version Public Domain
For then the king of Babylon's army besieged Jerusalem: and Jeremiah the prophet was shut up in the court of the prison, which was in the king of Judah's house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
At that time, the army of the king of Babylon was besieging Jerusalem, and Jeremiah the prophet was imprisoned in the courtyard of the guard at the house of the king of Judah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).