Jeremiah 45:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 45:5 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 →
וְאַתָּ֛ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
תְּבַקֶּשׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לְךָ֥
גְדֹל֖וֹת
gâdôwl
H1419
great
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
כִּ֡י
kîy
H3588
that
הִנְנִי֩
hên
H2005
behold
מֵבִ֨יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
רָעָ֤ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בָּשָׂר֙
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְנָתַתִּ֨י
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֤
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
-
נַפְשְׁךָ֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
לְשָׁלָ֔ל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
עַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמְּקֹמ֖וֹת
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תֵּֽלֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
Seek you great things for yourself? Don't seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh, says Yahweh; but your life will I give to you for a prey in all places where you go.
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King James Version Public Domain
And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But are you hoping for great things for yourself? Do not hope for that. For see, disaster is coming on all humanity—this is Yahweh’s declaration—but I am giving you your life as your plunder everywhere you will go.’”
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