Jeremiah 9:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 9:8 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 →
חֵ֥ץ
chêts
H2671
arrow
שוחט
shâchaṭ
H7819
to slaughter
שָׁח֛וּט
shâchaṭ
H7819
to slaughter
לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
מִרְמָ֣ה
mirmâh
H4820
deceit
דִבֵּ֑ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בְּפִ֗יו
peh
H6310
mouth
שָׁל֤וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
יְדַבֵּ֔ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וּבְקִרְבּ֖וֹ
qereb
H7130
midst
יָשִׂ֥ים
sûwm
H7760
to put
אָרְבּֽוֹ
ʼôreb
H696
ambuscade
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Their tongue is a murderous arrow, it speaks a deceitful thing. With his mouth he speaks peace with his neighbor, but in his midst he sets ambush of him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).