Jeremiah 8:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 8:19 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 →
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
ק֞וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
שַֽׁוְעַ֣ת
shavʻâh
H7775
cry for help
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
עַמִּ֗י
ʻam
H5971
people
מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
מַרְחַקִּ֔ים
merchâq
H4801
distant place
הַֽיהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בְּצִיּ֔וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
מַלְכָּ֖הּ
melek
H4428
king
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בָּ֑הּ
מַדּ֗וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
הִכְעִס֛וּנִי
kaʻaç
H3707
to be angry
בִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖ם
pᵉçîyl
H6456
idol
בְּהַבְלֵ֥י
hebel
H1892
vapor
נֵכָֽר
nêkâr
H5236
foreign
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people from a land that is very far off: isn't Yahweh in Zion? Isn't her King in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their engraved images, and with foreign vanities?
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold! The sound of the cry of the daughter of my people from a far away land! Is Yahweh not in Zion? Is her king no longer in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their idols, with vain foreign things?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).