Jeremiah 38:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:2 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 →
כֹּה֮
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֒
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הַיֹּשֵׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָּעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַזֹּ֔את
zôʼth
H2063
this
יָמ֕וּת
mûwth
H4191
to die
בַּחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
בָּרָעָ֣ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
וּבַדָּ֑בֶר
deber
H1698
pestilence
וְהַיֹּצֵ֤א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכַּשְׂדִּים֙
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
יחיה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְחָיָ֔ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְהָיְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לּ֥וֹ
נַפְשׁ֛וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
לְשָׁלָ֖ל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
וָחָֽי
châyâh
H2421
to live
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh, He who remains in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but he who goes forth to the Chaldeans shall live, and his life shall be to him for a prey, and he shall live.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD, He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence: but he that goeth forth to the Chaldeans shall live; for he shall have his life for a prey, and shall live.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Yahweh says this: Anyone staying in this city will be killed by sword, famine, and plague. But anyone who goes out to the Chaldeans will survive. He will escape with his own life, and live.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).