Jeremiah 46:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 46:5 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 →
מַדּ֣וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
רָאִ֗יתִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הֵ֣מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
חַתִּים֮
chath
H2844
terror
נְסֹגִ֣ים
çûwg
H5472
to backslide
אָחוֹר֒
ʼâchôwr
H268
behind
וְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣ם
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
יֻכַּ֔תּוּ
kâthath
H3807
to crush
וּמָנ֥וֹס
mânôwç
H4498
refuge
נָ֖סוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִפְנ֑וּ
pânâh
H6437
to turn
מָג֥וֹר
mâgôwr
H4032
fear
מִסָּבִ֖יב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why have I seen it? they are dismayed and are turned backward; and their mighty ones are beaten down, and have fled apace, and don't look back: terror is on every side, says Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
What am I seeing here? They are filled with terror and are running away, for their soldiers are defeated. They are running for safety and are not looking back. Terror is all around—this is Yahweh’s declaration—
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).