JER 15:16 Parallel Verse View

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15:16 Variant note: דברי/ך: (x-qere) ’דְבָֽרְ/ךָ֙’: lemma_1697 n_1.1.0 morph_HNcmsc/Sp2ms id_24Wom דְבָֽרְ/ךָ֙

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX ὑπὸ τῶν ἀθετούντων τοὺς λόγους σου· συντέλεσον αὐτούς· καὶ ἔσται ὁ λόγος σου ἐμοὶ εἰς εὐφροσύνην καὶ χαρὰν καρδίας μου, ὅτι ἐπικέκληται τὸ ὄνομά σου ἐπʼ ἐμοὶ, Κύριε παντοκράτωρ.
(hupo tōn athetountōn tous logous sou; sunteleson autous; kai estai ho logos sou emoi eis eufrosunaʸn kai ⱪaran kardias mou, hoti epikeklaʸtai to onoma sou epʼ emoi, Kurie pantokratōr. )

BrTr consume them; and thy word shall be to me for the joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name has been called upon me, O Lord Almighty.

ULT Your words have been found, and I consumed them. Your words became to me a joy
⇔ and the delight of my heart,
⇔ for I bear your name, Yahweh, God of hosts.

UST Yahweh my God, you are the commander of the angel armies;
⇔ when you spoke to me,
⇔ I was delighted with your message; it caused me to be joyful,
⇔ and I eagerly accepted what you said
⇔ because I belong to you.

BSB Your words were found, and I ate them.
⇔ Your words became my joy
⇔ and my heart’s delight.
⇔ For I bear Your name,
⇔ O LORD God of Hosts.

OEB They spurn Thy words – every man of them.
⇔ But to me is Thy word a delight,
⇔ The very joy of my heart;
⇔ For I have been called by Thy name,
⇔ O Jehovah, Thou God of Hosts.

WEBBE Your words were found,
⇔ and I ate them.
⇔ Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart,
⇔ for I am called by your name, LORD, God of Armies.

WMBB Your words were found,
⇔ and I ate them.
⇔ Your words were to me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart,
⇔ for I am called by your name, LORD, God of Hosts.

NET As your words came to me I drank them in,
⇔ and they filled my heart with joy and happiness
⇔ because I belong to you.

LSV Your words have been found, and I eat them,
And Your word is to me for a joy,
And for the rejoicing of my heart,
For Your Name is called on me, O YHWH, God of Hosts.

FBV When I received your messages, I ate them up! What you said made me really happy—I was delighted. I belong to you, Lord God Almighty!

T4T Yahweh my God, you are the Commander of the armies of angels;
⇔ and when you spoke to me,
⇔ I was delighted with your message; it caused me to be joyful,
⇔ and I eagerly accepted [MET] what you said
⇔ because I belong to you. [IDM, MTY]

LEB • and your words became to me as jubilation, • even as the joy of my heart, • for your name is called on me, O Yahweh God of hosts.

BBE But to me your word is a joy, making my heart glad; for I am named by your name, O Lord God of armies.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and Thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart; because Thy name was called on me, O LORD God of hosts.

ASV Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, God of hosts.

DRA Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy word was to me a joy and gladness of my heart: for thy name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts.

YLT Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

Drby Thy words were found, and I did eat them, and thy words were unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; for I am called by thy name, O Jehovah, [fn]God of hosts.

15.16 Elohim

RV Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy words were unto me a joy and the rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

Wbstr Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.

KJB-1769 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.[fn]
(Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy/your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy/your name, O LORD God of hosts/armies. )

15.16 I am…: Heb. thy name is called upon me

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Thy wordes were found, and I did eate them, and thy word was vnto mee, the ioy and reioycing of mine heart: for I am called by thy Name, O LORD God of hostes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

15:16 Eze.3.3. reuel.10.9.

15:16 Heb. thy Name is called vpon me.

Bshps When I had founde thy wordes I did eate them vp greedyly, they haue made my heart ioyfull and glad: for thy name was called vpon me O Lorde God of hoastes.
(When I had found thy/your words I did eat them up greedyly, they have made my heart joyful and glad: for thy/your name was called upon me O Lord God of hosts/armies.)

Gnva Thy wordes were founde by me, and I did eate them, and thy worde was vnto me the ioy and reioycing of mine heart: for thy Name is called vpon me, O Lord God of hostes.
(Thy words were found by me, and I did eat them, and thy/your word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for thy/your Name is called upon me, O Lord God of hosts/armies. )

Cvdl When I had founde thy wordes, I at them vp gredely: they haue made my hert ioyfull & glad. For I call vpon thy name, o LORDE God off hoostes.
(When I had found thy/your words, I at them up gredely: they have made my heart joyful and glad. For I call upon thy/your name, o LORD God off hoostes.)

Wycl Thi wordis ben foundun, and Y eet tho; and thi word was maad to me in to ioye, and in to gladnesse of myn herte; for thi name, Lord God of oostis, is clepid to help on me.
(Thi words been foundun, and I eet tho; and thy/your word was made to me in to joy, and in to gladnesse of mine herte; for thy/your name, Lord God of hosts/armies, is called to help on me.)

Luth Indes enthalte uns dein Wort, wenn wir‘s kriegen; und dasselbe, dein Wort ist unsers Herzens Freude und Trost; denn wir sind ja nach deinem Namen genannt, HErr, GOtt Zebaoth!
(Indes enthalte us/to_us/ourselves your Wort, when wir‘s kriegen; and dasselbe, your Wort is unsers heartss Freude and Trost; because we/us are ya after your name(s) genannt, LORD, God Zebaoth!)

ClVg Inventi sunt sermones tui, et comedi eos: et factum est mihi verbum tuum in gaudium et in lætitiam cordis mei, quoniam invocatum est nomen tuum super me, Domine Deus exercituum.
(Inventi are sermones tui, and comedi them: and done it_is to_me the_word your in gaudium and in lætitiam cordis my/mine, quoniam invocatum it_is nomen your over me, Domine God exercituum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) Your words have been found

(Some words not found in UHB: found words,your and,ate,them and=he/it_was words,your to=me as,joy and,as,delight heart,my that/for/because/then/when called name,your on,I YHWH god armies/messengers )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “I have heard your message”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I consumed them

(Some words not found in UHB: found words,your and,ate,them and=he/it_was words,your to=me as,joy and,as,delight heart,my that/for/because/then/when called name,your on,I YHWH god armies/messengers )

Jeremiah speaks of listening and understanding Yahweh’s message as if it were food that he ate. Alternate translation: “I understood your message”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the delight of my heart

(Some words not found in UHB: found words,your and,ate,them and=he/it_was words,your to=me as,joy and,as,delight heart,my that/for/because/then/when called name,your on,I YHWH god armies/messengers )

Here the “heart” represents a person emotions and feelings. Alternate translation: “what I love most”

(Occurrence 0) I bear your name

(Some words not found in UHB: found words,your and,ate,them and=he/it_was words,your to=me as,joy and,as,delight heart,my that/for/because/then/when called name,your on,I YHWH god armies/messengers )

Alternate translation: “people know that I serve you”

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