Jeremiah 51:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 51:17 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 →
נִבְעַ֤ר
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
מִדַּ֔עַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
הֹבִ֥ישׁ
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
צֹרֵ֖ף
tsâraph
H6884
to refine
מִפָּ֑סֶל
peçel
H6459
idol
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
שֶׁ֥קֶר
sheqer
H8267
lie
נִסְכּ֖וֹ
neçek
H5262
drink offering
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ר֥וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
בָּֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
Every man is become brutish [and is] without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Every man is brutish by his knowledge; every founder is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Every man has become ignorant, without knowledge. Every metalworker is put to shame by his idols. For his cast images are frauds, and there is no life in them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).