Jeremiah 50:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 50:16 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 →
כִּרְת֤וּ
kârath
H3772
to cut
זוֹרֵ֨עַ֙
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
מִבָּבֶ֔ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וְתֹפֵ֥שׂ
tâphas
H8610
to seize
מַגָּ֖ל
maggâl
H4038
sickle
בְּעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
קָצִ֑יר
qâtsîyr
H7105
harvest
מִפְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
חֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
הַיּוֹנָ֔ה
yânâh
H3238
to oppress
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עַמּוֹ֙
ʻam
H5971
people
יִפְנ֔וּ
pânâh
H6437
to turn
וְאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְאַרְצ֖וֹ
ʼerets
H776
land
יָנֻֽסוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
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World English Bible Public Domain
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him who handles the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn everyone to his people, and they shall flee everyone to his own land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Cut off the sower from Babylon, and him that handleth the sickle in the time of harvest: for fear of the oppressing sword they shall turn every one to his people, and they shall flee every one to his own land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Destroy both the farmer who sows seed and the one who uses a sickle at the time of harvest in Babylon. Let each person turn back to his own people from the oppressor’s sword; let them flee to their own land.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).