Simple verse list for JER 9:7

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Original JER 9:6: Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

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OET (OET-RV) Because of that, Commander-in-chief Yahweh says, ⇔ I’m about to refine them and test them, ⇔ because how else should I act towards my people’s daughter.

OET-LV (JER 9:6) [fn] For_so/thus/hence thus YHWH soldiers/messengers he _says HERE_I am_about _of_to _refine _them and_I_will _test _them if/because how will _I _act from_face/in _front _of the _daughter _of my _people _of_my.

ULT Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Behold, I am refining them and will test them, ⇔ for how shall I act from before the face of the daughter of my people?

UST Therefore, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, says this: ⇔ “Listen carefully to what I say: I will test my people, like a metalworker puts metal in a hot fire to completely burn out the impure bits. ⇔ For there is nothing else that I can do because of all the evil things that my people have done.

BSB & MSB Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ⇔ “Behold, I will refine them and test them, ⇔ for what else can I do ⇔ because of[fn] the daughter of My people?

OEB Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

WEBBE Therefore the LORD of Armies says, ⇔ “Behold, I will melt them and test them; ⇔ for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?

WMBB Therefore the LORD of Hosts says, ⇔ “Behold, I will melt them and test them; ⇔ for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?

NET Therefore the Lord who rules over all says, ⇔ “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them. ⇔ The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice. ⇔ What else can I do?

LSV Therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Behold, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I deal with the daughter of My people?

FBV So this is what the Lord Almighty says: Look, I'm going to test them and purify them like metal in a furnace. What else can I do because of what my people have done?

T4T ¶ Therefore I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say this: ⇔ Listen carefully to what I say: I will cause my people to experience great afflictions, ⇔ like a metalworker puts metal in a hot fire [MET] to completely burn out the impure bits. ⇔ Because of all the evil things that my people have done, ⇔ there is absolutely nothing else [RHQ] that I can do.

LEB ¶ Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts: • “Look, I am about to refine them, • and I will test them, • for what else can I do, • because of the presence[fn] of the daughter of my people?

BBE So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; this I will do because of their evil-doing.

Moff Mapped passage is not available in this edition.

JPS (JER 9:6) (9-5) Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.

ASV Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?

DRA Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will melt, and try them: for what else shall I do before the daughter of my people?

YLT Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I do because of the daughter of My people?

Drby Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else could I do for the daughter of my people?

RV Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?)

SLT For this, thus said Jehovah of armies, Behold me melting them, and I tried them; for how shall I do for the face of the daughter of my people?

Wbstr Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

KJB-1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?)

KJB-1611 Therfore thus saith the LORD of hostes; Behold, I will melt them, and trie them: for how shall I doe for the daughter of my people?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Therefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: Beholde, I wyll melt them and trye them: for what shoulde I els do to my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies: Behold, I will melt them and try them: for what should I else do to my people?)

Gnva Therefore thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Behold, I wil melt them, and trie them: for what should I els do for the daughter of my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them: for what should I else do for the daughter of my people?)

Cvdl Therfore thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes, beholde, I wil melte them and trie the, for what shulde I els do to my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, behold, I will melt them and try them, for what should I else do to my people?)

Wycl Therfor the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Lo! Y schal welle togidere, and Y schal preue hem; for whi what other thing schal Y do fro the face of the douyter of my puple?
(Therefore the Lord of hosts/armies saith/says these things, Lo! I shall well together, and I shall prove hem; for why what other thing shall I do from the face of the daughter of my people?)

Luth (JER 9:6) Darum spricht der HErr Zebaoth also: Siehe, ich will sie schmelzen und prüfen. Denn was soll ich sonst tun, weil sich mein Volk so zieret?
(Therefore speaks/says the/of_the LORD Tsevaot_(of_armies) also: See/Look, I will they/she/them melt and check/examine. Because what/which should I otherwise do/put, because itself/yourself/themselves my people so adorns?)

ClVg Propterea hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego conflabo, et probabo eos: quid enim aliud faciam a facie filiæ populi mei?[fn]
(That’s_why these_things he_says Master hosts/soldiers: Behold I I_will_melt, and I_will_approve them: what because something_else I_will_do from face daughters of_the_people my/mine?)

UHB 6 לָ⁠כֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הִנְ⁠נִ֥י צוֹרְפָ֖⁠ם וּ⁠בְחַנְתִּ֑י⁠ם כִּֽי־אֵ֣יךְ אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה מִ⁠פְּנֵ֖י בַּת־עַמִּֽ⁠י׃ ‡

BrLXX (JER 9:6) Διατοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ πυρώσω αὐτοὺς, καὶ δοκιμῶ αὐτούς· ὅτι ποιήσω ἀπὸ προσώπου πονηρίας θυγατρὸς λαοῦ μου.

BrTr (JER 9:6) Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.