Jeremiah 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 8:9 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 →
הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
חֲכָמִ֔ים
châkâm
H2450
wise
חַ֖תּוּ
châthath
H2865
to be dismayed
וַיִּלָּכֵ֑דוּ
lâkad
H3920
to capture
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בִדְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מָאָ֔סוּ
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
וְחָכְמַֽת
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
מֶ֖ה
mâh
H4100
what
לָהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
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King James Version Public Domain
The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The wise ones will be put to shame, they will be dismayed and will be captured. Behold! They have rejected the word of Yahweh, so what wisdom do they have?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).