Jeremiah 5:31 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 5:31 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 →
הַנְּבִיאִ֞ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
נִבְּא֣וּ
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
בַשֶּׁ֗קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
יִרְדּ֣וּ
râdâh
H7287
to rule
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְדֵיהֶ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
וְעַמִּ֖י
ʻam
H5971
people
אָ֣הֲבוּ
ʼâhab
H157
to love
כֵ֑ן
kên
H3651
thus
וּמַֽה
mâh
H4100
what
תַּעֲשׂ֖וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לְאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ
ʼachărîyth
H319
latter end
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World English Bible Public Domain
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will you do in the end of it?
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King James Version Public Domain
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The prophets prophesy with deceit, and the priests rule with their hands, and my people love it so, but what will you do in the end?’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).