Jeremiah 5:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 5:14 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 →
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
צְבָא֔וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
יַ֚עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
דַּבֶּרְכֶ֔ם
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
הִנְנִ֣י
hên
H2005
behold
נֹתֵן֩
nâthan
H5414
to give
דְּבָרַ֨י
dâbâr
H1697
word
בְּפִ֜יךָ
peh
H6310
mouth
לְאֵ֗שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וְהָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֛ה
zeh
H2088
this
עֵצִ֖ים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וַאֲכָלָֽתַם
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, Because you speak this word, behold, I will make my words in your mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore thus saith the LORD God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore thus says Yahweh the God of hosts: “Because you have spoken this word, behold, I shall place my word in your mouth for a fire, and this people wood, and it will consume them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).