Jeremiah 49 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 49:1
KJVConcerning the Ammonites, thus saith the Lord; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
WEBOf the children of Ammon. Yahweh says:
YLTConcerning the sons of Ammon: `Thus said Jehovah: Sons -- hath Israel none? heir -- hath he none? Wherefore hath Malcam possessed Gad? And his people in its cities have dwelt?
Jeremiah 49:2
KJVTherefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.
WEBTherefore behold, the days come,”
YLTTherefore, lo, days are coming, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sounded unto Rabbah of the sons of Ammon a shout of battle, And it hath been for a heap -- a desolation, And her daughters with fire are burnt, And Israel hath succeeded its heirs, Said hath Jehovah.
Jeremiah 49:3
KJVHowl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together.
WEB“Wail, Heshbon, for Ai is laid waste!
YLTHowl, Heshbon, for spoiled is Ai, Cry, daughters of Rabbah, gird on sackcloth, Lament, and go to and fro by the hedges, For Malcam into captivity doth go, His priests and his princes together.
Jeremiah 49:4
KJVWherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me?
WEBWhy do you boast in the valleys,
YLTWhat -- dost thou boast thyself in valleys? Flowed hath thy valley, O backsliding daughter, Who is trusting in her treasures: Who doth come in unto me?
Jeremiah 49:5
KJVBehold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord God of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth.
WEBBehold, I will bring a terror on you,”
YLTLo, I am bringing in upon thee a fear, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah of Hosts, From all round about thee, And ye have been driven out each before it, And there is no gatherer of the wandering.
Jeremiah 49:6
KJVAnd afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the Lord.
WEB“But afterward I will reverse the captivity of the children of Ammon,”
YLTAnd after this I turn back the captivity of the sons of Ammon, An affirmation of Jehovah.'
Jeremiah 49:7
KJVConcerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
WEBOf Edom, Yahweh of Armies says:
YLTConcerning Edom: `Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Is wisdom no more in Teman? Perished hath counsel from the intelligent? Vanished hath their wisdom?
Jeremiah 49:8
KJVFlee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
WEBFlee! Turn back!
YLTFlee, turn, go deep to dwell, ye inhabitants of Dedan, For the calamity of Esau I brought in upon him, The time I inspected him.
Jeremiah 49:9
KJVIf grapegatherers come to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? if thieves by night, they will destroy till they have enough.
WEBIf grape gatherers came to you,
YLTIf gatherers have come in to thee, They do not leave gleanings, If thieves in the night, They have destroyed their sufficiency!
Jeremiah 49:10
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Jeremiah 49:11
KJVLeave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me.
WEBLeave your fatherless children.
YLTLeave thine orphans -- I do keep alive, And thy widows -- on Me trust ye,
Jeremiah 49:12
KJVFor thus saith the Lord; Behold, they whose judgment was not to drink of the cup have assuredly drunken; and art thou he that shall altogether go unpunished? thou shalt not go unpunished, but thou shalt surely drink of it.
WEBFor Yahweh says: “Behold, they to whom it didn’t pertain to drink of the cup will certainly drink; and are you he who will altogether go unpunished? You won’t go unpunished, but you will surely drink.
YLTFor thus said Jehovah: They whose judgment is not to drink of the cup, Do certainly drink, And thou [art] he that is entirely acquitted! Thou art not acquitted, for thou certainly drinkest.
Jeremiah 49:13
KJVFor I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
WEBFor I have sworn by myself,” says Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. All its cities will be perpetual wastes.”
YLTFor, by Myself, I have sworn, An affirmation of Jehovah, That for a desolation, for a reproach, For a waste, and for a reviling -- is Bozrah, And all her cities are for wastes age-during.
Jeremiah 49:14
KJVI have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saying, Gather ye together, and come against her, and rise up to the battle.
WEBI have heard news from Yahweh,
YLTA report I have heard from Jehovah, And an ambassador among nations is sent, Gather yourselves and come in against her, And rise ye for battle.
Jeremiah 49:15
KJVFor, lo, I will make thee small among the heathen, and despised among men.
WEB“For, behold, I have made you small among the nations,
YLTFor, lo, little I have made thee among nations, Despised among men.
Jeremiah 49:16
KJVThy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.
WEBAs for your terror,
YLTThy terribleness hath lifted thee up, The pride of thy heart, O dweller in clefts of the rock, Holding the high place of the height, For thou makest high as an eagle thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 49:17
KJVAlso Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
WEB“Edom will become an astonishment.
YLTAnd Edom hath been for a desolation, Every passer by her is astonished, And doth hiss because of all her plagues.
Jeremiah 49:18
KJVAs in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
WEBAs in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and its neighbor cities,” says Yahweh,
YLTAs the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, And its neighbours, said Jehovah, No one doth dwell there, Nor sojourn in her doth a son of man.
Jeremiah 49:19
KJVBehold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
WEB“Behold, he will come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation:
YLTLo, as a lion he cometh up, Because of the rising of the Jordan, Unto the enduring habitation, But I cause to rest, I cause him to run from off her, And who is chosen? concerning her I lay a charge, For who is like Me? and who conveneth Me? And who [is] this shepherd who standeth before Me?
Jeremiah 49:20
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Jeremiah 49:21
KJVThe earth is moved at the noise of their fall, at the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea.
WEBThe earth trembles at the noise of their fall;
YLTFrom the noise of their fall hath the earth shaken, The cry -- at the sea of Suph is its voice heard.
Jeremiah 49:22
KJVBehold, he shall come up and fly as the eagle, and spread his wings over Bozrah: and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
WEBBehold, he will come up and fly as the eagle,
YLTLo, as an eagle he cometh up, and flieth, And he spreadeth his wings over Bozrah, And the heart of the mighty of Edom hath been in that day, As the heart of a distressed woman!'
Jeremiah 49:23
KJVConcerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet.
WEBOf Damascus:
YLTConcerning Damascus: Ashamed hath been Hamath and Arpad, For an evil report they have heard, They have been melted, in the sea [is] sorrow, To be quiet it is not able.
Jeremiah 49:24
KJVDamascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
WEBDamascus has grown feeble,
YLTFeeble hath been Damascus, She turned to flee, and fear strengthened her, Distress and pangs have seized her, as a travailing woman.
Jeremiah 49:25
KJVHow is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
WEBHow is the city of praise not forsaken,
YLTHow is it not left -- the city of praise, The city of my joy!
Jeremiah 49:26
KJVTherefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the Lord of hosts.
WEBTherefore her young men will fall in her streets,
YLTTherefore fall do her young men in her broad places, And all the men of war are cut off in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
Jeremiah 49:27
KJVAnd I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.
WEB“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus,
YLTAnd I have kindled a fire against the wall of Damascus, And it consumed palaces of Ben-Hadad!'
Jeremiah 49:28
KJVConcerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east.
WEBOf Kedar, and of the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck. Yahweh says:
YLTConcerning Kedar, and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath smitten: `Thus said Jehovah: Arise ye, go ye up unto Kedar, And spoil the sons of the east.
Jeremiah 49:29
KJVTheir tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
WEBThey will take their tents and their flocks.
YLTTheir tents and their flock they do take, Their curtains, and all their vessels, And their camels, they bear away for themselves, And they called concerning them, Fear [is] round about.
Jeremiah 49:30
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Jeremiah 49:31
KJVArise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
WEBArise! Go up to a nation that is at ease,
YLTRise ye, go up unto a nation at rest, Dwelling confidently, an affirmation of Jehovah, It hath no two-leaved doors nor bar, Alone they do dwell.
Jeremiah 49:32
KJVAnd their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord.
WEBTheir camels will be a booty,
YLTAnd their camels have been for a prey, And the multitude of their cattle for a spoil, And I have scattered them to every wind, Who cut off the corner [of the beard], And from all its passages I bring in their calamity, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 49:33
KJVAnd Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
WEBHazor will be a dwelling place of jackals,
YLTAnd Hazor hath been for a habitation of dragons, A desolation -- unto the age, No one doth dwell there, nor sojourn in it doth a son of man!'
Jeremiah 49:34
KJVThe word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
WEBYahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,
YLTThat which hath been the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:
Jeremiah 49:35
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts; Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might.
WEB“Yahweh of Armies says:
YLT`Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am breaking the bow of Elam, The beginning of their might.
Jeremiah 49:36
KJVAnd upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds; and there shall be no nation whither the outcasts of Elam shall not come.
WEBI will bring on Elam the four winds from the four quarters of the sky,
YLTAnd I have brought in to Elam four winds, From the four ends of the heavens, And have scattered them to all these winds, And there is no nation whither outcasts of Elam come not in.
Jeremiah 49:37
KJVFor I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life: and I will bring evil upon them, even my fierce anger, saith the Lord; and I will send the sword after them, till I have consumed them:
WEBI will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies,
YLTAnd I have affrighted Elam before their enemies, And before those seeking their life, And I have brought in against them evil, The heat of Mine anger, An affirmation of Jehovah, And I have sent after them the sword, Till I have consumed them;
Jeremiah 49:38
KJVAnd I will set my throne in Elam, and will destroy from thence the king and the princes, saith the Lord.
WEBI will set my throne in Elam,
YLTAnd I have set My throne in Elam, And I have destroyed thence King and princes -- an affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 49:39
KJVBut it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring again the captivity of Elam, saith the Lord.
WEB‘But it will happen in the latter days
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, in the latter end of the days, I turn back [to] the captivity of Elam, An affirmation of Jehovah!'
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