Jeremiah 34:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 34:20 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 →
וְנָתַתִּ֤י
nâthan
H5414
to give
אוֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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בְּיַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
וּבְיַ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י
bâqash
H1245
to seek
נַפְשָׁ֑ם
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְהָיְתָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נִבְלָתָם֙
nᵉbêlâh
H5038
carcass
לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל
maʼăkâl
H3978
food
לְע֥וֹף
ʻôwph
H5775
bird
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of those who seek their life; and their dead bodies shall be for food to the birds of the sky, and to the animals of the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
I will even give them into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life: and their dead bodies shall be for meat unto the fowls of the heaven, and to the beasts of the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who are seeking their lives. Their bodies will be food for the birds of the skies and the beasts on the earth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).