Jeremiah 32:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 32:3 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 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
כְּלָא֔וֹ
kâlâʼ
H3607
to restrain
צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָ֖ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדּוּעַ֩
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
אַתָּ֨ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
נִבָּ֜א
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִנְנִ֨י
hên
H2005
behold
נֹתֵ֜ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִ֥יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַזֹּ֛את
zôʼth
H2063
this
בְּיַ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֖ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וּלְכָדָֽהּ
lâkad
H3920
to capture
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World English Bible Public Domain
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Why do you prophesy, and say, Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
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King James Version Public Domain
For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut him up, saying, Wherefore dost thou prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will give this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Zedekiah king of Judah had imprisoned him and said, “Why do you prophesy and say, ‘Yahweh says this: Look, I am about to give over this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will capture it.
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