JER 16:21 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, 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 Διατοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ δηλώσω αὐτοῖς ἐν τῷ καιρῷ τούτῳ τὴν χεῖρά μου, καὶ γνωριῶ αὐτοῖς τὴν δύναμίν μου, καὶ γνώσονται, ὅτι ὄνομά μοι Κύριος.
(Diatouto idou egō daʸlōsō autois en tōi kairōi toutōi taʸn ⱪeira mou, kai gnōriō autois taʸn dunamin mou, kai gnōsontai, hoti onoma moi Kurios. )

BrTr Therefore, behold, I will at this time manifest my hand to them, and will make known to them my power; and they shall know that my name is the Lord.

ULT Therefore see! I will cause them to know in this time, I will cause them to know my hand and my power,
⇔ so they will know that Yahweh is my name.

UST Then Yahweh said, “Now I will show my power to the people of Judah;
⇔ I will show them that I am truly very powerful.
⇔ Then, finally, they will know that I, Yahweh, am the true God.”

BSB ⇔ “Therefore behold, I will inform them,
⇔ and this time I will make them know
⇔ My power and My might;
⇔ then they will know
⇔ that My name is the LORD.

OEB See then! I will give them to feel–
⇔ This once I will give them to feel–
⇔ The weight of My mighty hand:
⇔ And then shall they know that My name is Jehovah.

WEBBE ⇔ “Therefore behold, I will cause them to know,
⇔ this once I will cause them to know my hand and my might.
⇔ Then they will know that my name is the LORD.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Lord said,
⇔ “So I will now let this wicked people know –
⇔ I will let them know my mighty power in judgment.
⇔ Then they will know that my name is the Lord.”

LSV “Therefore, behold, I am causing them to know at this time,
I cause them to know My hand and My might,
And they have known that My Name [is] YHWH!”

FBV Now they'll see! I'll show them, and then they'll recognize my power and strength. Then they'll know that I am the Lord!

T4T ⇔ Then Yahweh said, “Now I will show my power to the people of Judah;
⇔ I will show them that I am truly very powerful [DOU].
⇔ Then, finally, they will know that I, Yahweh, am the true God.”

LEB • [fn] look, I am about to let them know, this time I am going to let them know • my[fn] and my might, • and they will know that my name is Yahweh.”

16:18 Literally “To thus”

16:18 Literally “hand”

BBE For this reason, truly, I will make them see, this once I will give them knowledge of my hand and my power; and they will be certain that my name is the Lord.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know My hand and My might; and they shall know that My name is the LORD.

ASV Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.

DRA Therefore, behold I will this once cause them to know, I will shew them my hand and my power: and they shall know that my name is the Lord.

YLT Therefore, lo, I am causing them to know at this time, I cause them to know My hand and My might, And they have known that My name [is] Jehovah!

Drby Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.

RV Therefore, behold, I will cause them to know, this once will I cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is Jehovah.

Wbstr Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know my hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is JEHOVAH.

KJB-1769 Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my name is The LORD.[fn]

16.21 The LORD: or, JEHOVAH

KJB-1611 Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know: I will cause them to knowe mine hand and my might, and they shall know that my name is the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And therfore I wyll once teach them, saith the Lorde, I wyll shewe them my hande and my power, and they shall knowe that my name is the Lorde.
(And therefore I will once teach them, saith/says the Lord, I will show them my hand and my power, and they shall know that my name is the Lord.)

Gnva Beholde, therefore I will this once teach them: I will shewe them mine hande and my power, and they shall know that my Name is the Lord.
(Behold, therefore I will this once teach them: I will show them mine hand and my power, and they shall know that my Name is the Lord. )

Cvdl And therfore, I will once teach them (saieth ye LORDE) I wil shewe them my honde and my power, that they maye knowe, yt my name is ye LORDE.
(And therefore, I will once teach them (saieth ye/you_all LORD) I will show them my hand and my power, that they may knowe, it my name is ye/you_all LORD.)

Wycl Therfor lo! Y schal schewe to hem bi this while, Y schal schewe to hem myn hond, and my vertu; and thei schulen wite, that the name to me is Lord.
(Therefore lo! I shall show to them by this while, I shall show to them mine hand, and my virtue; and they should wite, that the name to me is Lord.)

Luth Darum siehe, nun will ich sie lehren und meine Hand und Gewalt ihnen kundtun, daß sie erfahren sollen, ich heiße der HErr.
(Therefore look, now will I they/she/them lehren and my hand and Gewalt to_them kundtun, that they/she/them erfahren sollen, I heiße the/of_the LORD.)

ClVg Idcirco ecce ego ostendam eis per vicem hanc, ostendam eis manum meam, et virtutem meam, et scient quia nomen mihi Dominus.]
(Idcirco behold I ostendam to_them through vicem hanc, ostendam to_them hand mine, and virtutem mine, and scient because nomen to_me Master.] )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Therefore see

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence behold,I teach,them in/on/at/with,time the,this know,them DOM power,my and=DOM might,my and,know that/for/because/then/when name,my YHWH )

“Therefore, indeed.” Here Yahweh begins speaking. The word “see” adds emphasis to what follows.

(Occurrence 0) I will cause them to know

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence behold,I teach,them in/on/at/with,time the,this know,them DOM power,my and=DOM might,my and,know that/for/because/then/when name,my YHWH )

Here the word “them” refers to the people from the nations. Yahweh repeats this phrase for emphasis.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) my hand and my power

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence behold,I teach,them in/on/at/with,time the,this know,them DOM power,my and=DOM might,my and,know that/for/because/then/when name,my YHWH )

Here the word “hand” refers to power and authority. The two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize Yahweh’s great power. Alternate translation: “my great power” (See also: figs-doublet)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) they will know that Yahweh is my name

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence behold,I teach,them in/on/at/with,time the,this know,them DOM power,my and=DOM might,my and,know that/for/because/then/when name,my YHWH )

Here the word “name” refers to Yahweh’s entire person. Alternate translation: “they will know that I am Yahweh, the true God”

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