Jeremiah 6:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 6:21 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 →
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִנְנִ֥י
hên
H2005
behold
נֹתֵ֛ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
מִכְשֹׁלִ֑ים
mikshôwl
H4383
stumbling block
וְכָ֣שְׁלוּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
בָ֠ם
אָב֨וֹת
ʼâb
H1
father
וּבָנִ֥ים
bên
H1121
son
יַחְדָּ֛ו
yachad
H3162
together
שָׁכֵ֥ן
shâkên
H7934
inhabitant
וְרֵע֖וֹ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
יאבדו
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
וְאָבָֽדוּ
ʼâbad
H6
to perish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people; and the fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will lay stumblingblocks before this people, and the fathers and the sons together shall fall upon them; the neighbour and his friend shall perish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore thus says Yahweh, ‘Behold, I shall give stumbling blocks to this people, and they will stumble on them—fathers and sons together. A resident and his neighbor will perish.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).