Jeremiah 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 5:6 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 →
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּן֩
kên
H3651
thus
הִכָּ֨ם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אַרְיֵ֜ה
ʼărîy
H738
lion
מִיַּ֗עַר
yaʻar
H3293
forest
זְאֵ֤ב
zᵉʼêb
H2061
wolf
עֲרָבוֹת֙
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
יְשָׁדְדֵ֔ם
shâdad
H7703
to devastate
נָמֵ֤ר
nâmêr
H5246
leopard
שֹׁקֵד֙
shâqad
H8245
to watch
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻîyr
H5892
city
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיּוֹצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מֵהֵ֖נָּה
hênnâh
H2007
these
יִטָּרֵ֑ף
ṭâraph
H2963
to tear
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
רַבּוּ֙
râbab
H7231
to become many
פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔ם
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
עָצְמ֖וּ
ʻâtsam
H6105
to be mighty
משבותיהם
mᵉshûwbâh
H4878
apostasy
מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם
mᵉshûwbâh
H4878
apostasy
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down; a wolf of the deserts will devastate them; a leopard watches over their cities; all who go out from there will be torn apart, for their transgressions increase; their apostasies are numerous. ts\*
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