Jeremiah 49:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 49:23 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 →
לְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂק
Dammeseq
H1834
Damascus
בּ֤וֹשָֽׁה
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
חֲמָת֙
Chămâth
H2574
Hamath
וְאַרְפָּ֔ד
ʼArpâd
H774
Arpad
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
שְׁמֻעָ֥ה
shᵉmûwʻâh
H8052
report
רָעָ֛ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
שָׁמְע֖וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
נָמֹ֑גוּ
mûwg
H4127
to melt
בַּיָּ֣ם
yâm
H3220
sea
דְּאָגָ֔ה
dᵉʼâgâh
H1674
anxiety
הַשְׁקֵ֖ט
shâqaṭ
H8252
to be quiet
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכָֽל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
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World English Bible Public Domain
Of Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad; for they have heard evil news, they are melted away: there is sorrow on the sea; it can't be quiet.
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King James Version Public Domain
Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
About Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad will be ashamed, for they have heard news of disaster. They melt away! They become as troubled as the sea, which cannot stay calm.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).