Jeremiah 6:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 6:20 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 →
לָמָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֨ה
zeh
H2088
this
לִ֤י
לְבוֹנָה֙
lᵉbôwnâh
H3828
frankincense
מִשְּׁבָ֣א
Shᵉbâʼ
H7614
Sheba
תָב֔וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְקָנֶ֥ה
qâneh
H7070
reed
הַטּ֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מֶרְחָ֑ק
merchâq
H4801
distant place
עֹלֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לְרָצ֔וֹן
râtsôwn
H7522
pleasure
וְזִבְחֵיכֶ֖ם
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָ֥רְבוּ
ʻârêb
H6149
to be pleasant
לִֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
To what purpose comes there to me frankincense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices pleasing to me.
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King James Version Public Domain
To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
What this to me, frankincense coming from Sheba? Or reed perfume from a distant land? Your burnt offerings not acceptable, and your sacrifices are not pleasing to me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).