Jeremiah 50:43 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 50:43 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 →
שָׁמַ֧ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֛ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שִׁמְעָ֖ם
shêmaʻ
H8088
hearing
וְרָפ֣וּ
râphâh
H7503
to relax
יָדָ֑יו
yâd
H3027
hand
צָרָה֙
tsârâh
H6869
distress
הֶחֱזִיקַ֔תְהוּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
חִ֖יל
chîyl
H2427
anguish
כַּיּוֹלֵדָֽה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king of Babylon has heard the news of them, and his hands wax feeble: anguish has taken hold of him, [and] pangs as of a woman in travail.
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King James Version Public Domain
The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them, and his hands waxed feeble: anguish took hold of him, and pangs as of a woman in travail.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The king of Babylon heard the reports about them and his hands fell limp in distress. Anguish seized him like a woman giving birth.
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