Jeremiah 47:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 47:2 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 →
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
מַ֜יִם
mayim
H4325
water
עֹלִ֤ים
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִצָּפוֹן֙
tsâphôwn
H6828
north
וְהָיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְנַ֣חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
שׁוֹטֵ֔ף
shâṭaph
H7857
to wash
וְיִשְׁטְפוּ֙
shâṭaph
H7857
to wash
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ
mᵉlôʼ
H4393
fulness
עִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְיֹ֣שְׁבֵי
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָ֑הּ
וְזָֽעֲקוּ֙
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְהֵילִ֕ל
yâlal
H3213
to howl
כֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
יוֹשֵׁ֥ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Thus says Yahweh: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Yahweh says this: See, floods of water are rising in the north. They will be like an overflowing river! Then they will overflow the land and everything in it, its cities and its inhabitants! So everyone will shout for help, and all the inhabitants of the land will lament.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).