Jeremiah 7:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 7:18 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 →
הַבָּנִ֞ים
bên
H1121
son
מְלַקְּטִ֣ים
lâqaṭ
H3950
to gather
עֵצִ֗ים
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וְהָֽאָבוֹת֙
ʼâb
H1
father
מְבַעֲרִ֣ים
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לָשׁ֣וֹת
lûwsh
H3888
to knead
בָּצֵ֑ק
bâtsêq
H1217
dough
לַעֲשׂ֨וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כַּוָּנִ֜ים
kavvân
H3561
cake
לִמְלֶ֣כֶת
mᵉleketh
H4446
queen
הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְהַסֵּ֤ךְ
nâçak
H5258
to pour out
נְסָכִים֙
neçek
H5262
drink offering
לֵאלֹהִ֣ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲחֵרִ֔ים
ʼachêr
H312
other
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
הַכְעִסֵֽנִי
kaʻaç
H3707
to be angry
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead the dough, to make cakes to the queen of the sky, and to pour out drink-offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
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King James Version Public Domain
The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The sons are collecting wood and the fathers kindling the fire, and the women are kneading dough to make cakes for the Queen of the Heavens, and they pour out drink offerings to other gods in order to provoke me to anger.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).