Jeremiah 49:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 49:24 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 →
רָפְתָ֥ה
râphâh
H7503
to relax
דַמֶּ֛שֶׂק
Dammeseq
H1834
Damascus
הִפְנְתָ֥ה
pânâh
H6437
to turn
לָנ֖וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
וְרֶ֣טֶט
reṭeṭ
H7374
trembling
הֶחֱזִ֑יקָה
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
צָרָ֧ה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
וַחֲבָלִ֛ים
chebel
H2256
cord
אֲחָזַ֖תָּה
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
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World English Bible Public Domain
Damascus has grown feeble, she turns herself to flee, and trembling has seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken hold of her, as of a woman in travail.
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King James Version Public Domain
Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Damascus has become very weak. It turns away to flee; terror seizes it. Distress and pain seize it, like the pain of a woman giving birth.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).