Jeremiah 49:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 49:13 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בִ֤י
נִשְׁבַּ֨עְתִּי֙
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לְשַׁמָּ֧ה
shammâh
H8047
desolation
לְחֶרְפָּ֛ה
cherpâh
H2781
reproach
לְחֹ֥רֶב
chôreb
H2721
dryness
וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָצְרָ֑ה
Botsrâh
H1224
Bozrah
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עָרֶ֥יהָ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
תִהְיֶ֖ינָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְחָרְב֥וֹת
chorbâh
H2723
ruin
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
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World English Bible Public Domain
For I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities of it shall be perpetual wastes.
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King James Version Public Domain
For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For I have sworn by myself—this is Yahweh’s declaration—that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a devastation, and an object for cursing. All of its cities will become devastations forever.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).