Jeremiah 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 8:12 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 →
הֹבִ֕שׁוּ
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
תוֹעֵבָ֖ה
tôwʻêbah
H8441
abomination
עָשׂ֑וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
בּ֣וֹשׁ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵבֹ֗שׁוּ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
וְהִכָּלֵם֙
kâlam
H3637
to shame
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָ֔עוּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לָכֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
יִפְּל֣וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בַנֹּפְלִ֗ים
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בְּעֵ֧ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
פְּקֻדָּתָ֛ם
pᵉquddâh
H6486
visitation
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
אָמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among those who fall; in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, says Yahweh.
-
King James Version Public Domain
Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore shall they fall among them that fall: in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Were they ashamed when they did an abomination? No, being ashamed, they were not ashamed, they did not know to be humiliated! Therefore they will fall among the fallen, they will stumble in the time of their punishment says Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).