Jeremiah 38:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 38:20 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 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִתֵּ֑נוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
שְֽׁמַֽע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
בְּק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
דֹּבֵ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְיִ֥יטַב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לְךָ֖
וּתְחִ֥י
châyâh
H2421
to live
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver you. Obey, I beg you, the voice of Yahweh, in that which I speak to you: so it shall be well with you, and your soul shall live.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the voice of the LORD, which I speak unto thee: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Jeremiah said, “They will not give you over to them. Obey the message from Yahweh that I am telling you, so that things will go well for you, and so that you will live.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).