Jeremiah 7:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 7:16 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 →
וְאַתָּ֞ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּתְפַּלֵּ֣ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
בְּעַד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֗ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּשָּׂ֧א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
בַעֲדָ֛ם
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
רִנָּ֥ה
rinnâh
H7440
cry
וּתְפִלָּ֖ה
tᵉphillâh
H8605
prayer
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּפְגַּע
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בִּ֑י
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵינֶ֥נִּי
ʼayin
H369
nothing
שֹׁמֵ֖עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֹתָֽךְ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore don't you pray for this people, neither lift up a cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me; for I will not hear you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As for you, do not pray for this people, and do not lift up a cry or a prayer for them, and do not plead with me, for I shall not hear you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).