JER 5:15 Parallel View

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ULT Behold! I shall bring a nation against you from far away, house of Israel
⇔ —the declaration of Yahweh—
 ⇔ it is a lasting nation; it is a nation from ancient times!
⇔ A nation whose tongue you do not know,
⇔ and you will not hear what they speak.

UST Listen to Yahweh’s declaration, you people of Israel:
 ⇔ I will bring the army of a distant nation to attack you.
⇔ It is a very powerful nation that has existed for a long time.
 ⇔ They speak a language that you do not know,
⇔ and which you will not be able to understand.

BSB Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you,
⇔ O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
 ⇔ “It is an established nation,
⇔ an ancient nation,
 ⇔ a nation whose language you do not know
⇔ and whose speech you do not understand.

OEB  ⇔ Behold, I am bringing against you,
⇔ O household of Israel, saith Jehovah,
⇔ A nation from afar,
 ⇔ An imperishable nation,
⇔ A very ancient nation,
 ⇔ A nation whose language thou knowest not,
⇔ Whose speech is strange unto thee.

WEB Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far away, house of Israel,” says Yahweh. “It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don’t know and don’t understand what they say.

WMB Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far away, house of Israel,” says the LORD. “It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don’t know and don’t understand what they say.

NET The Lord says, “Listen, nation of Israel!
 ⇔ I am about to bring a nation from far away to attack you.
 ⇔ It will be a nation that was founded long ago
 ⇔ and has lasted for a long time.
 ⇔ It will be a nation whose language you will not know.
 ⇔ Its people will speak words that you will not be able to understand.

LSV Behold, I am bringing against you a nation from afar,
O house of Israel,”
A declaration of YHWH,
“It [is] a strong nation,
It [is] an ancient nation,
A nation whose tongue you do not know,
Nor understand what it speaks.

FBV Look! I am bringing a nation from far away to attack you, people of Israel, declares the Lord. It's a powerful nation that has existed for a long time; it's a nation whose language you don't know, and when they speak you can't understand them.

T4T Listen to this, you people of Israel:
 ⇔ I will bring the army of a distant nation to attack you.
⇔ It is a very powerful nation that has existed for a long time.
 ⇔ They speak a language that you do not know
⇔ and which you will not be able to understand.

LEB • am about to bring on you a nation from afar, O house of Israel,”[fn] Yahweh. • “It is an enduring nation, it is[fn] • A nation whose language you do not know, • and you cannot understand what they speak.

?:? Literally “a declaration of”

?:? Literally “a nation from a long time ago”

BBE See, I will send you a nation from far away, O people of Israel, says the Lord; a strong nation and an old nation, a nation whose language is strange to you, so that you may not get the sense of their words.

MOF No MOF JER book available

JPS Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD; it is an enduring nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

ASV Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

DRA Behold I will bring upon you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, saith the Lord: a strong nation, an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou shalt not know, nor understand what they say.

YLT Lo, I am bringing against you a nation from afar, O house of Israel, an affirmation of Jehovah, A nation — strong it [is], a nation — from of old it [is], A nation — thou knowest not its tongue, Nor understandest what it speaketh.

DBY Behold, I bring a nation upon you from afar, house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest thou what they say.

RV Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

WBS Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

KJB Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.
(Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith the LORD: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou/you knowst not, neither understandest what they say. )

BB Lo, I wyll bryng a people vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lorde, a mightie people, an olde people, a people whose speache thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say.
(Lo, I will bring a people upon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, a mighty people, an old people, a people whose speache thou/you knowst not, neither understandst what they say.)

GNV Loe, I will bring a nation vpon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, which is a mightie nation, and an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither vnderstandest what they say.
(Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from farre, O house of Israel, saith the Lord, which is a mighty nation, and an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou/you knowst not, neither understandst what they say. )

CB Lo, I will bringe a people vpo you from farre, o house of Israel (saieth the LORDE) a mightie people, an olde people, a people whose speach thou knowest not, nether vnderstodest what they saye.
(Lo, I will bring a people upo you from farre, o house of Israel (saieth the LORD) a mighty people, an old people, a people whose speach thou/you knowst not, neither understoodst what they saye.)

WYC Lo! thou hous of Israel, seith the Lord, Y schal brynge on you a folk fro fer; a strong folk, an eeld folk, `a folk whos langage thou schalt not knowe, nether schalt vndurstonde what it spekith.
(Lo! thou/you house of Israel, saith/says the Lord, I shall bring on you a folk from fer; a strong folk, an old folk, `a folk whos langage thou/you shalt not know, neither shalt understonde what it spekith.)

LUT Siehe, ich will über euch vom Hause Israel, spricht der HErr, ein Volk von ferne bringen, ein mächtig Volk, die das erste Volk gewesen sind, ein Volk, des Sprache du nicht verstehest und nicht vernehmen kannst, was sie reden.
(Siehe, I will above you from_the Hause Israel, spricht the HErr, a people from ferne bringen, a mächtig people, the the first people been are, a people, the Sprache you not verstehest and not vernehmen kannst, was they/she/them reden.)

CLV Ecce ego adducam super vos gentem de longinquo, domus Israël, ait Dominus: gentem robustam, gentem antiquam, gentem cujus ignorabis linguam, nec intelliges quid loquatur.[fn]
(Behold I adducam super vos gentem about longinquo, domus Israël, he_said Master: gentem robustam, gentem antiquam, gentem cuyus ignorabis linguam, but_not intelliges quid loquatur.)

5.15 Ignorabis linguam, etc. ID. In Hebræo: Non intelliges quid loquatur. Est enim malorum solatium, si habeas hostes, quos rogare valeas, qui intelligant preces tuas.

5.15 Ignorabis linguam, etc. ID. In Hebræo: Non intelliges quid loquatur. Est because malorum solatium, when/but_if habeas hostes, which rogare valeas, who intelligant preces tuas.

BRN Behold, I will bring upon you a nation from far, O house of Israel, saith the Lord; a nation the sound of whose language one shall not understand.

BrLXX Ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐπάγω ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς ἔθνος πόῤῥωθεν, οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ, λέγει Κύριος, ἔθνος οὗ οὐκ ἀκούσει τῆς φωνῆς τῆς γλώσσης αὐτοῦ.
(Idou egō epagō efʼ humas ethnos poῤɽōthen, oikos Israaʸl, legei Kurios, ethnos hou ouk akousei taʸs fōnaʸs taʸs glōssaʸs autou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) against you

(Some words not found in UHB: behold,I bring against,you_all nation from,afar house_of Yisrael declares YHWH nation enduring he/it nation from=long_ago/eternity he/it nation not know language,whose and=not understand what? say )

“to attack you.” The word “you” refers to the people of Israel.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

(Occurrence 0) it is a lasting nation, an ancient nation

These phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize how long the nation has existed. This refers to the nation from far away that Yahweh will bring against Israel. Alternate translation: “it is a very old and enduring nation”

(Occurrence 0) a lasting nation

Alternate translation: “an enduring nation” or “a very strong nation”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) It is a nation whose language you do not know, nor will you understand what they say

These phrases mean the same thing and emphasize that the Israelites do not know the language of those people. It may imply that the Israelites have not had much contact with them. Alternate translation: “It is a nation whose language you will not understand at all”

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