Jeremiah 46:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 46:8 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 →
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
כַּיְאֹ֣ר
yᵉʼôr
H2975
river
יַֽעֲלֶ֔ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וְכַנְּהָר֖וֹת
nâhâr
H5104
stream
יִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּ
gâʻash
H1607
to shake
מָ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַֽעֲלֶה֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֲכַסֶּה
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
אֶ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֹבִ֥ידָה
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
עִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers: and he says, I will rise up, I will cover the earth; I will destroy cities and the inhabitants of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Egypt rises like the Nile, like rivers of water that rise and fall. Egypt says, ‘I will go up and I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).