Jeremiah 4:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 4:10 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 →
וָאֹמַ֞ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲהָ֣הּ
ʼăhâhh
H162
alas
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֗ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
אָכֵן֩
ʼâkên
H403
surely
הַשֵּׁ֨א
nâshâʼ
H5377
to deceive
הִשֵּׁ֜אתָ
nâshâʼ
H5377
to deceive
לָעָ֤ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
וְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֣ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁל֖וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
יִהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶ֑ם
וְנָגְעָ֥ה
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
חֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַנָּֽפֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
soul
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said I, Ah, Lord Yahweh! surely you have greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, You shall have peace; whereas the sword reaches to the life.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said, “Alas! Lord Yahweh, surely you have completely deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, ‘It will be peace for you.’ Yet the sword will reach as far as the life.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).