Jeremiah 49:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 49:20 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 →
לָכֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
שִׁמְע֣וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
עֲצַת
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָעַץ֙
yâʻats
H3289
to counsel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱד֔וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו
machăshâbâh
H4284
thought
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חָשַׁ֖ב
châshab
H2803
to think
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
תֵימָ֑ן
Têymân
H8487
Teman
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִסְחָבוּם֙
çâchab
H5498
to drag
צְעִירֵ֣י
tsâʻîyr
H6810
little
הַצֹּ֔אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַשִּׁ֛ים
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
נְוֵהֶֽם
nâveh
H5116
habitation
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore hear the counsel of Yahweh, that he has taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he has purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely they shall drag them away, [even] the little ones of the flock; surely he shall make their habitation desolate over them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore hear the counsel of the LORD, that he hath taken against Edom; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman: Surely the least of the flock shall draw them out: surely he shall make their habitations desolate with them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“So listen to the plans that Yahweh has decided against Edom, the plans that he has formed against the inhabitants of Teman. They will certainly be dragged away, even the smallest flock. Their pasturelands will be turned into ruined places.
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