Jeremiah 51:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 51:14 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 →
נִשְׁבַּ֛ע
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
בְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
מִלֵּאתִ֤יךְ
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
אָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
כַּיֶּ֔לֶק
yeleq
H3218
locust
וְעָנ֥וּ
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
עָלַ֖יִךְ
ʻal
H5921
upon
הֵידָֽד
hêydâd
H1959
shout
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh of Hosts has sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill you with men, as with the canker-worm; and they shall lift up a shout against you.
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King James Version Public Domain
The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh of hosts has sworn by his own life, ‘I will fill you with men, like a swarm of locusts, and they will raise a battle cry against you.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).