Jeremiah 50:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 50:9 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָנֹכִ֡י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מֵעִיר֩
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
וּמַעֲלֶ֨ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּבֶ֜ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
קְהַל
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
גּוֹיִ֤ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
גְּדֹלִים֙
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
צָפ֔וֹן
tsâphôwn
H6828
north
וְעָ֣רְכוּ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
לָ֔הּ
מִשָּׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
תִּלָּכֵ֑ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
חִצָּיו֙
chêts
H2671
arrow
כְּגִבּ֣וֹר
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
מַשְׁכִּ֔יל
sâkal
H7919
to be prudent
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשׁ֖וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
רֵיקָֽם
rêyqâm
H7387
in vain
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World English Bible Public Domain
For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they shall set themselves in array against her; from there she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of an expert mighty man; none shall return in vain.
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King James Version Public Domain
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For see, I am about to set in motion and raise up a group of great nations from the north against Babylon. They will arrange themselves against her. Babylon will be captured from there. Their arrows are like a skilled warrior who does not return empty-handed.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).