Jeremiah 17 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 17:1
KJVThe sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
WEB“The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron,
YLTThe sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, With the point of a diamond, Graven on the tablet of their heart, And on the horns of your altars,
Jeremiah 17:2
KJVWhilst their children remember their altars and their groves by the green trees upon the high hills.
WEBEven their children remember their altars
YLTAs their sons remember their altars and their shrines, By the green tree, by the high hills.
Jeremiah 17:3
KJVO my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders.
WEBMy mountain in the field,
YLTO My mountain in the field -- thy strength, All thy treasures -- for a prey I give, Thy high places for sin in all thy borders.
Jeremiah 17:4
KJVAnd thou, even thyself, shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee; and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not: for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger, which shall burn for ever.
WEBYou, even of yourself, will discontinue from your heritage that I gave you.
YLTAnd thou hast let go -- even through thyself, Of thine inheritance that I gave to thee, And I have caused thee to serve thine enemies, In a land that thou hast not known, For a fire ye have kindled in Mine anger, Unto the age it doth burn.
Jeremiah 17:5
KJVThus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
WEBYahweh says:
YLTThus said Jehovah: Cursed [is] the man who doth trust in man, And hath made flesh his arm, And from Jehovah whose heart turneth.
Jeremiah 17:6
KJVFor he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited.
WEBFor he will be like a bush in the desert,
YLTAnd he hath been as a naked thing in a desert, And doth not see when good cometh, And hath inhabited parched places in a wilderness, A salt land, and not inhabited.
Jeremiah 17:7
KJVBlessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.
WEB“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh,
YLTBlessed [is] the man who trusteth in Jehovah, And whose confidence hath been Jehovah.
Jeremiah 17:8
KJVFor he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
WEBFor he will be as a tree planted by the waters,
YLTAnd hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
Jeremiah 17:9
KJVThe heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
WEBThe heart is deceitful above all things
YLTCrooked [is] the heart above all things, And it [is] incurable -- who doth know it?
Jeremiah 17:10
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Jeremiah 17:11
KJVAs the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
WEBAs the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid,
YLTA partridge hatching, and not bringing forth, [Is] one making wealth, and not by right, In the midst of his days he doth forsake it, And in his latter end -- he is a fool.
Jeremiah 17:12
KJVA glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary.
WEBA glorious throne, set on high from the beginning,
YLTA throne of honour on high from the beginning, The place of our sanctuary,
Jeremiah 17:13
KJVO Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.
WEBYahweh, the hope of Israel,
YLTThe hope of Israel [is] Jehovah, All forsaking Thee are ashamed, And `My apostates' in the earth are written, For they have forsaken Jehovah, A fountain of living waters.
Jeremiah 17:14
KJVHeal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.
WEBHeal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed.
YLTHeal me, O Jehovah, and I am healed, Save me, and I am saved, for my praise [art] Thou.
Jeremiah 17:15
KJVBehold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.
WEBBehold, they tell me,
YLTLo, they are saying unto me: `Where [is] the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.'
Jeremiah 17:16
KJVAs for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
WEBAs for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you.
YLTAnd I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou -- Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,
Jeremiah 17:17
KJVBe not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
WEBDon’t be a terror to me.
YLTBe not Thou to me for a terror, My hope [art] Thou in a day of evil.
Jeremiah 17:18
KJVLet them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
WEBLet them be disappointed who persecute me,
YLTLet my pursuers be ashamed, and let not me be ashamed -- me! Let them be affrighted, and let not me be affrighted -- me! Bring in on them a day of evil, And a second time [with] destruction destroy them.
Jeremiah 17:19
KJVThus said the Lord unto me; Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people, whereby the kings of Judah come in, and by the which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem;
WEBYahweh said this to me: “Go, and stand in the gate of the children of the people, through which the kings of Judah come in and by which they go out, and in all the gates of Jerusalem.
YLTThus said Jehovah unto me: `Go, and thou hast stood in the gate of the sons of the people, by which kings of Judah come in, and by which they go out, and in all gates of Jerusalem,
Jeremiah 17:20
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Jeremiah 17:21
KJVThus saith the Lord; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem;
WEBYahweh says, “Be careful, and bear no burden on the Sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem.
YLTThus said Jehovah, Take ye heed to yourselves, And ye bear not a burden on the day of rest, Nor have ye brought [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 17:22
KJVNeither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers.
WEBDon’t carry a burden out of your houses on the Sabbath day. Don’t do any work, but make the Sabbath day holy, as I commanded your fathers.
YLTNor do ye take out a burden from your houses on the day of rest, Yea, any work ye do not do, And ye have sanctified the day of rest, As I have commanded your fathers.
Jeremiah 17:23
KJVBut they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.
WEBBut they didn’t listen. They didn’t turn their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, and might not receive instruction.
YLTAnd they have not hearkened nor inclined their ear, And they stiffen their neck not to hear, And not to receive instruction.
Jeremiah 17:24
KJVAnd it shall come to pass, if ye diligently hearken unto me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but hallow the sabbath day, to do no work therein;
WEBIt will happen, if you diligently listen to me,” says Yahweh, “to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the Sabbath day, but to make the Sabbath day holy, to do no work therein;
YLTAnd it hath been, if ye certainly hearken unto Me, An affirmation of Jehovah, So as not to bring in a burden By the gates of this city on the day of rest, And to sanctify the day of rest, So as not to do in it any work --
Jeremiah 17:25
KJVThen shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and this city shall remain for ever.
WEBthen there will enter in by the gates of this city kings and princes sitting on David’s throne, riding in chariots and on horses, they, and their princes, the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and this city will remain forever.
YLTThen entered by the gates of this city have kings and princes, Sitting on the throne of David, Riding in a chariot, and on horses, They, and their princes, the man of Judah, And inhabitants of Jerusalem, And this city hath remained to the age.
Jeremiah 17:26
KJVAnd they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Jerusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the mountains, and from the south, bringing burnt offerings, and sacrifices, and meat offerings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, unto the house of the Lord.
WEBThey will come from the cities of Judah, and from the places around Jerusalem, from the land of Benjamin, from the lowland, from the hill country, and from the South, bringing burnt offerings, sacrifices, meal offerings, and frankincense, and bringing sacrifices of thanksgiving, to Yahweh’s house.
YLTAnd they have come in from cities of Judah, And from suburbs of Jerusalem, And from the land of Benjamin, And from the low country, And from the hill-country, and from the south, Bringing in burnt-offering, and sacrifice, And present, and frankincense, And bringing praise [to] the house of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 17:27
KJVBut if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched.
WEBBut if you will not listen to me to make the Sabbath day holy, and not to bear a burden and enter in at the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle a fire in its gates, and it will devour the palaces of Jerusalem. It will not be quenched.”’”
YLTAnd if ye do not hearken unto me to sanctify the day of rest, And so as not to bear a burden, And to come in at the gates of Jerusalem on the day of rest, Then I have kindled a fire in its gates, And it hath consumed the high places of Jerusalem, And it is not quenched!'
27 verses compared across 3 translations - KJV, WEB, YLT