Jeremiah 42:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 42:16 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 →
וְהָיְתָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַחֶ֗רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּם֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
יְרֵאִ֣ים
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִמֶּ֔נָּה
min
H4480
from
שָׁ֛ם
shâm
H8033
there
תַּשִּׂ֥יג
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
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בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָ֑יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וְהָרָעָ֞ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֣ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
דֹּאֲגִ֣ים
dâʼag
H1672
to fear
מִמֶּ֗נּוּ
min
H4480
from
שָׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
יִדְבַּ֧ק
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
אַחֲרֵיכֶ֛ם
ʼachar
H310
after
מִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
וְשָׁ֥ם
shâm
H8033
there
תָּמֻֽתוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
then it shall happen, that the sword, which you fear, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt; and the famine, about which you are afraid, shall follow hard after you there in Egypt; and there you shall die.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then it shall come to pass, that the sword, which ye feared, shall overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and the famine, whereof ye were afraid, shall follow close after you there in Egypt; and there ye shall die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then the sword that you fear will overtake you there in the land of Egypt. The famine that you are worrying about will pursue you to Egypt, and you will die there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).