Jeremiah 4:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 4:7 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 →
עָלָ֤ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אַרְיֵה֙
ʼărîy
H738
lion
מִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹ
çôbek
H5441
thicket
וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
נָסַ֖ע
nâçaʻ
H5265
to journey
יָצָ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ
mâqôwm
H4725
place
לָשׂ֤וּם
sûwm
H7760
to put
אַרְצֵךְ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
לְשַׁמָּ֔ה
shammâh
H8047
desolation
עָרַ֥יִךְ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
תִּצֶּ֖ינָה
nâtsâh
H5327
to struggle
מֵאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹשֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
A lion is gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations; he is on his way, he is gone forth from his place, to make your land desolate, that your cities be laid waste, without inhabitant.
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King James Version Public Domain
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
A lion has come up from his thicket and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has gone out from his place to make your land into a desolation; your cities will become ruins, without an inhabitant.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).