Jeremiah 4:28 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 4:28 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 →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
זֹאת֙
zôʼth
H2063
this
תֶּאֱבַ֣ל
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְקָדְר֥וּ
qâdar
H6937
to mourn
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
מִמָּ֑עַל
maʻal
H4605
above
עַ֤ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
דִבַּ֨רְתִּי֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
זַמֹּ֔תִי
zâmam
H2161
to devise
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִחַ֖מְתִּי
nâcham
H5162
to comfort
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָשׁ֥וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִמֶּֽנָּה
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and I have not repented, neither will I turn back from it.
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King James Version Public Domain
For this shall the earth mourn, and the heavens above be black; because I have spoken it, I have purposed it, and will not repent, neither will I turn back from it.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Because of this the land will mourn, and the heavens will darken from above. Because I have spoken my plans and will not regret, and I shall not turn away from it. ts\*
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).