Verse List for JER 22:6

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OET (OET-RV) because this is what Yahweh says about the palace of Yehudah’s king: ⇔ To me, you’re like the Gilead forests or like Lebanon’s summit. ⇔ However, I’ll make you into a wilderness— ⇔ cities that aren’t inhabited.

OET-LV if/because thus YHWH he _says on the _house _of the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) are_Gilˊād you to_me the _top _of (the)_Ləⱱānōn if not I_will _make _you a _wilderness cities which_not they _are _inhabited[fn].

ULT For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah: ⇔ “You, are Gilead to me, ⇔  the top of Lebanon. ⇔ But surely I will make you a wilderness, ⇔  cities not inhabited.

UST This is what Yahweh says about the palace of the king of Judah: ⇔ “I value this palace as much as I value the forests in the region of Gilead ⇔  and the mountains in Lebanon. ⇔ Nevertheless, I will certainly make it ⇔  a desolate place where no one lives.

BSB & MSB For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: ⇔ “You are like Gilead to Me, ⇔  like the summit of Lebanon; ⇔ but I will surely turn you into a desert, ⇔  like cities that are uninhabited.

OEB No OEB JER book available

WEBBE & WMBB For the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: ⇔ “You are Gilead to me, ⇔  the head of Lebanon. ⇔ Yet surely I will make you a wilderness, ⇔  cities which are not inhabited.

NET “‘For the Lord says concerning the palace of the king of Judah, ⇔ “This place looks like a veritable forest of Gilead to me. ⇔ It is like the wooded heights of Lebanon in my eyes. ⇔ But I swear that I will make it like a wilderness ⇔ whose towns have all been deserted.

LSV For thus said YHWH concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You [are] Gilead to Me—head of Lebanon,
If not—I make you a wilderness,
Cities [that] are not inhabited.

FBV This is what the Lord says about the royal family of the king of Judah: You are as dear to me as the forests on Gilead and on the mountains of Lebanon. But I will turn you into a desert, into towns where no one lives.

T4T And this is what Yahweh says about the king’s palace: ⇔ “I like this palace, like I like the forests in the Gilead region ⇔  and the mountains in Lebanon. ⇔ But I will cause this palace to become a desert, ⇔  a place that no one lives in.

LEB For thus says Yahweh concerning the house of the king of Judah,
• “You are like Gilead to me,
• like the head of the Lebanon.
• Surely[fn] I will make you a desert,[fn]
• like cities that are not inhabited.

BBE For this is what the Lord has said about the family of the king of Judah: You are Gilead to me, and the top of Lebanon: but, truly, I will make you waste, with towns unpeopled.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS For thus saith the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto Me, the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, cities which are not inhabited.

ASV For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

DRA For thus saith the Lord to the house of the king of Juda: Thou art to me Galaad the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities not habitable.

YLT For thus said Jehovah, Concerning the house of the king of Judah: Gilead [art] thou to Me — head of Lebanon, If not — I make thee a wilderness, Cities not inhabited.

Drby For thus saith Jehovah concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art a Gilead unto me, the summit of Lebanon: verily I will make thee a wilderness, cities not inhabited.

RV For thus saith the LORD concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
(For thus saith/says the LORD concerning the house of the king of Yudah: Thou/You art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee/you a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.)

SLT For thus said Jehovah, concerning the house of the king of Judah: Thou Gilead to me, the head of Lebanon, if I shall not set thee a desert cities not inhabited.

Wbstr For thus saith the LORD to the king's house of Judah; Thou art Gilead to me, and the head of Lebanon; yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.

KJB-1769 For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.
(For thus saith/says the LORD unto the king’s house of Yudah; Thou/You art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee/you a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.)

KJB-1611 For thus saith the LORD vnto the kings house of Iudah, Thou art Gilead vnto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wildernesse, and cities which are not inhabited.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps For thus hath the Lorde spoken vppon the kynges of Iuda: Thou Gilead art vnto me the head of Libanus: Shall I not make thee so waste as the cities that no man dwell in?
(For thus hath/has the Lord spoken upon the kings of Yuda: Thou/You Gilead art unto me the head of Libanus: Shall I not make thee/you so waste as the cities that no man dwell in?)

Gnva For thus hath the Lord spoken vpon the Kings house of Iudah, Thou art Gilead vnto me, and the head of Lebanon, yet surely I wil make thee a wildernes and as cities not inhabited,
(For thus hath/has the Lord spoken upon the Kings house of Yudah, Thou/You art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon, yet surely I will make thee/you a wilderness and as cities not inhabited,)

Cvdl For thus hath the LORDE spoken vpon the kinges house of Iuda: Thou art the heade, as Galaad is in Libanus: What wilt thou laye of it, yf I make the not so waist (& thy cities also) that no man shal dwell there in?
(For thus hath/has the LORD spoken upon the kings house of Yuda: Thou/You art the head, as Galaad is in Libanus: What wilt/will thou/you lay of it, if I make the not so waist (and thy/your cities also) that no man shall dwell there in?)

Wycl For the Lord seith these thingis on the hous of the kyng of Juda, Galaad, thou art to me the heed of the Liban; credence be not youun to me, if Y sette not thee a wildirnesse, citees vnhabitable.
(For the Lord saith/says these things on the house of the king of Yuda, Galaad, thou/you art to me the head of the Liban; credence be not given to me, if I set not thee/you a wilderness, cities unhabitable.)

Luth Denn so spricht der HErr von dem Hause des Königs Judas: Gilead, du bist mir das Haupt im Libanon; was gilt‘s, ich will dich zur Wüste und die Städte ohne Einwohner machen?
(Because so speaks/says the/of_the LORD from to_him house(n) the kings Yudas: Gilead, you(sg) are to_me the head in_the Lebanon; what/which does_it_apply, I will you/yourself to/for desert and the cities without resident make?)

ClVg Quia hæc dicit Dominus super domum regis Juda: Galaad, tu mihi caput Libani, si non posuero te solitudinem, urbes inhabitabiles ![fn]
(Because these_things he_says Master over house/home king Yuda: Galaad, you(sg) to_me the_head Libani, when/but_if not/no I_will_put you(sg) solitude, cities uninhabitable !)

UHB כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־בֵּית֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה גִּלְעָ֥ד אַתָּ֛ה לִ֖⁠י רֹ֣אשׁ הַ⁠לְּבָנ֑וֹן אִם־לֹ֤א אֲשִֽׁיתְ⁠ךָ֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר עָרִ֖ים לֹ֥א נושבה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος κατὰ τοῦ οἴκου βασιλέως Ἰούδα, Γαλαὰδ σύ μοι ἀρχὴ τοῦ Λιβάνου, ἐὰν μὴ θῶ σε εἰς ἔρημον, πόλεις μὴ κατοικηθησομένας,

BrTr For thus saith the Lord concerning the house of the king of Juda; Thou art Galaad to me, and the head of Libanus: yet surely I will make thee a desert, even cities that shall not be inhabited: