JER 18:18 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν, δεῦτε καὶ λογισώμεθα ἐπὶ Ἱερεμίαν λογισμὸν, ὅτι οὐκ ἀπολεῖται νόμος ἀπὸ ἱερέως, καὶ βουλὴ ἀπὸ συνετοῦ, καὶ λόγος ἀπὸ προφήτου· δεῦτε καὶ πατάξωμεν αὐτὸν ἐν γλώσσῃ, καὶ ἀκουσόμεθα πάντας τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ.
(Kai eipen, deute kai logisōmetha epi Hieremian logismon, hoti ouk apoleitai nomos apo hiereōs, kai boulaʸ apo sunetou, kai logos apo profaʸtou; deute kai pataxōmen auton en glōssaʸ, kai akousometha pantas tous logous autou. )

BrTr Then they said, Come, and let us devise a device against Jeremias; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and we will hear all his words.

ULT So the people said, “Come, let us make plots against Jeremiah, since the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets. Come, let us attack him with our words and no longer pay attention to anything he proclaims.”

UST Then the people said, “Come, we should plan to attack Jeremiah. We have many priests who teach us God’s laws, wise men who give us good advice, and prophets who tell us what will happen. We do not need Jeremiah! So we should slander him and not pay attention to anything that he says.”

BSB § Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”

OEB Then said they, "Come, let us forge
⇔ A plot against Jeremiah.
⇔ For the priests will not lack for instruction to offer,
⇔ Nor the wise men for counsel to render,
⇔ Nor the prophet for words to declare.
⇔ Come, with the tongue let us smite him,
⇔ Let us watch him in all that he says."

WEBBE Then they said, “Come! Let’s devise plans against Jeremiah; for the law won’t perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let’s strike him with the tongue, and let’s not give heed to any of his words.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then some people said, “Come on! Let us consider how to deal with Jeremiah! There will still be priests to instruct us, wise men to give us advice, and prophets to declare God’s word. Come on! Let’s bring charges against him and get rid of him! Then we will not need to pay attention to anything he says.”

LSV And they say, “Come,
And we devise schemes against Jeremiah,
For law does not perish from the priest,
Nor counsel from the wise,
Nor the word from the prophet,
Come, and we strike him with the tongue,
And we do not attend to any of his words.”

FBV Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign[fn] against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”

18:18 “Organize a smear campaign”: literally, “strike him with the tongue.”

T4T Then some of the people said, “Come, let’s plan to attack Jeremiah. We have many priests who teach us God’s laws, and wise men who give us good advice, and prophets who tell us what will happen. We do not need Jeremiah! So, let’s slander him and not pay attention to anything that he says.”

LEB Then they said, “Come and let us plan plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will not be lost from the priest, nor advice from the wise man, nor the word from the prophet. Come and let us bring charges against him,[fn] and let us not listen attentively to any of his words.”

18:18 Literally “let us strike him with the tongue”

BBE Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.

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JPS Then said they: 'Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for instruction shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.'

ASV Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

DRA And they said: Come, and let us invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed to all his words.

YLT And they say, Come, And we devise against Jeremiah devices, For law doth not perish from the priest, Nor counsel from the wise, Nor the word from the prophet, Come, and we smite him with the tongue, And we do not attend to any of his words.

Drby And they said, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor word from the prophet. Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

RV Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

Wbstr Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

KJB-1769 ¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.[fn]
(¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor council/counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. )

18.18 with…: or, for the tongue

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]Then said they, Come, and let vs deuise deuices against Ieremiah: for the Law shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: Come and let vs smite him with the tongue, and let vs not giue heede to any of his wordes.
(¶ Then said they, Come, and let us devise deuices against Yeremiah: for the Law shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the word from the prophet: Come and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.)

18:18 Mal. 2.7.

18:18 Or, for the tongue.

Bshps Then sayd they, Come, let vs imagine somethyng agaynst this Ieremie: for the priestes shall not be destitute of the lawe, neither shall the wise men be destitute of counsayle, nor the prophetes destitute of the worde of God: Come, and let vs smite hym with the tongue, and let vs not marke all his wordes.
(Then said they, Come, let us imagine somethyng against this Yeremie: for the priests shall not be destitute of the law, neither shall the wise men be destitute of counsayle, nor the prophets destitute of the word of God: Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not mark all his words.)

Gnva Then sayde they, Come, and let vs imagine some deuice against Ieremiah: for the Lawe shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the worde from the Prophet: come, and let vs smite him with the tongue, and let vs not giue heede to any of his words.
(Then said they, Come, and let us imagine some deuice against Yeremiah: for the Lawe shall not perish from the Priest, nor counsell from the wise, nor the word from the Prophet: come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words. )

Cvdl Then sayde they: come, let vs ymagin somthinge agaynst this Ieremy. Yee this dyd euen the prestes, to whom ye lawe was commytted: the Senatours, yt were the wysest: and the prophetes, which wanted not ye worde off God. Come (sayde they) let vs cut out his tuge, and let vs not regarde his wordes.
(Then said they: come, let us imagine somthinge against this Yeremy. Ye/You_all this did even the priests, to whom ye/you_all law was commytted: the Senatours, it were the wysest: and the prophets, which wanted not ye/you_all word off God. Come (sayde they) let us cut out his tuge, and let us not regarde his words.)

Wycl And thei seiden, Come ye, and thenke we thouytis ayens Jeremye; for whi the lawe schal not perische fro a preest, nether councel schal perische fro a wijs man, nether word schal perische fro a profete; come ye, and smyte we hym with tunge, and take we noon heede to alle the wordis of hym.
(And they said, Come ye/you_all, and thenke we thoughts against Yeremye; for why the law shall not perish from a priest, neither council/counsel shall perish from a wijs man, neither word shall perish from a profete; come ye/you_all, and smite we him with tunge, and take we noon heed to all the words of him.)

Luth Aber sie sprechen: Kommt und laßt uns wider Jeremia ratschlagen; denn die Priester können nicht irren im Gesetz, und die Weisen können nicht fehlen mit Raten, und die Propheten können nicht unrecht lehren. Kommt her, laßt uns ihn mit der Zunge totschlagen und nichts geben auf alle seine Rede!
(But they/she/them sprechen: Kommt and laßt us/to_us/ourselves against Yeremia ratschlagen; because the priest(s) können not irren in_the law, and the Weisen können not fehlen with Raten, and the Propheten können not wrong lehren. Kommt her, laßt us/to_us/ourselves him/it with the/of_the Zunge totschlagen and nothing give on all his Rede!)

ClVg Et dixerunt: [Venite, et cogitemus contra Jeremiam cogitationes: non enim peribit lex a sacerdote, neque consilium a sapiente, nec sermo a propheta: venite, et percutiamus eum lingua, et non attendamus ad universos sermones ejus.][fn]
(And dixerunt: [Come, and cogitemus on_the_contrary Yeremiam cogitationes: not/no because peribit lex from sacerdote, nor consilium from sapiente, but_not sermo from propheta: venite, and percutiamus him lingua, and not/no attendamus to universos sermones his.] )

18.18 Venit. ID. Ista tunc Judæorum contra Jeremiam vel Christum, etc., usque ad prophetiam omni verborum et sensuum confidentia persequentes.

18.18 Venit. ID. Ista tunc Yudæorum on_the_contrary Yeremiam or Christum, etc., until to prophetiam all verborum and sensuum confidentia persequentes.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) let us make plots against Jeremiah

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said come and,make_plots on/upon Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) plans that/for/because/then/when not lost instruction from,priest and,counsel from,wise and,word from,prophet come and,strike,him in/on/at/with,tongue and,no pay_~_attention to/towards all/each/any/every words,his )

Alternate translation: “let us make plans to harm Jeremiah”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 0) the law will never perish from the priests, or advice from the wise men, or words from the prophets

The words “will never perish” can be supplied to each of these phrases. This can also be expressed in positive terms. Alternate translation: “the law will never perish from the priests, and advice will never perish from the wise men, and words will never perish from the prophets” or “the priests will always have the law, the wise men will always give advice, and the prophets will always speak”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) words from the prophets

Here “words” represents messages that the prophets speak from Yahweh. Alternate translation: “words of Yahweh from the prophets”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) attack him with our words

The people speak of speaking harmful words against Jeremiah as if their words were weapons with which they attack him. Alternate translation: “say things that will harm him”

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