Jeremiah 6:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 6:1 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 →
הָעִ֣זוּ
ʻûwz
H5756
to take refuge
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
בִניָמִ֗ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
מִקֶּ֨רֶב֙
qereb
H7130
midst
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וּבִתְק֨וֹעַ֙
Tᵉqôwaʻ
H8620
Tekoa
תִּקְע֣וּ
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
שׁוֹפָ֔ר
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֥ית
Bêyth hak-Kerem
H1021
Beth-haccerem
הַכֶּ֖רֶם
Bêyth hak-Kerem
H1021
Beth-haccerem
שְׂא֣וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
מַשְׂאֵ֑ת
masʼêth
H4864
burden
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
רָעָ֛ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
נִשְׁקְפָ֥ה
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
מִצָּפ֖וֹן
tsâphôwn
H6828
north
וְשֶׁ֥בֶר
sheber
H7667
breaking
גָּדֽוֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
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World English Bible Public Domain
Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise up a signal on Beth Haccherem; for evil looks forth from the north, and a great destruction.
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King James Version Public Domain
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Bring yourselves to safety, sons of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! And in Tekoa blast a horn! And over Beth Haccerem lift up an uplifting! For evil looks down from the north, and a great collapse.
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