Jeremiah 49:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 49:3 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 →
הֵילִ֨ילִי
yâlal
H3213
to howl
חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן
Cheshbôwn
H2809
Heshbon
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
שֻׁדְּדָה
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
עַ֗י
ʻAy
H5857
Ai
צְעַקְנָה֮
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
בְּנ֣וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
רַבָּה֒
Rabbâh
H7237
Rabbath
חֲגֹ֣רְנָה
châgar
H2296
to gird
שַׂקִּ֔ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
סְפֹ֕דְנָה
çâphad
H5594
to wail
וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה
shûwṭ
H7751
to go about
בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת
gᵉdêrâh
H1448
wall
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
מַלְכָּם֙
melek
H4428
king
בַּגּוֹלָ֣ה
gôwlâh
H1473
exile
יֵלֵ֔ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
כֹּהֲנָ֥יו
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְשָׂרָ֖יו
sar
H8269
prince
יַחְדָּֽיו
yachad
H3162
together
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World English Bible Public Domain
Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste; cry, you daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth: lament, and run back and forth among the fences; for Malcam shall go into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
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King James Version Public Domain
Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Howl in lament, Heshbon, for Ai will be devastated! Shout out, daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth. Lament and run about in futility, for Molech is going into captivity, together with his priests and leaders.
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