Jeremiah 9:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 9:1 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 →
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
יִתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
רֹאשִׁי֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מַ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וְעֵינִ֖י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
מְק֣וֹר
mâqôwr
H4726
spring
דִּמְעָ֑ה
dimʻâh
H1832
tears
וְאֶבְכֶּה֙
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
יוֹמָ֣ם
yôwmâm
H3119
daytime
וָלַ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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חַֽלְלֵ֥י
châlâl
H2491
slain
בַת
bath
H1323
daughter
עַמִּֽי
ʻam
H5971
people
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World English Bible Public Domain
Oh that my head were waters, and my eyes a spring of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
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King James Version Public Domain
Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I wish that my head waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night, for the slain ones of the daughter of my people.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).