Jeremiah 5:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 5:15 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 →
הִנְנִ֣י
hên
H2005
behold
מֵבִיא֩
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
גּ֧וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
מִמֶּרְחָ֛ק
merchâq
H4801
distant place
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהֹוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
גּ֣וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
אֵיתָ֣ן
ʼêythân
H386
perpetual
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
גּ֤וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
מֵעוֹלָם֙
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
גּ֚וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵדַ֣ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשְׁמַ֖ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יְדַבֵּֽר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far, house of Israel, says Yahweh: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don't know, neither understand what they say.
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King James Version Public Domain
Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold! I shall bring a nation against you from far away, house of Israel —the declaration of Yahweh— it a lasting nation; it a nation from ancient times! A nation whose tongue you do not know, and you will not understand what they speak.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).