JER 2:24 Parallel Verse View

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2:24 Variant note: נפש/ו: (x-qere) ’נַפְשָׁ/הּ֙’: lemma_5315 n_1.1.0 morph_HNcbsc/Sp3fs id_24Cpt נַפְשָׁ/הּ֙

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἐπλάτυνεν ἐφʼ ὕδατα ἐρήμου, ἐν ἐπιθυμίαις ψυχῆς αὐτῆς ἐπνευματοφορεῖτο, παρεδόθη, τίς ἐπιστρέψει αὐτήν; πάντες οἱ ζητοῦντες αὐτὴν οὐ κοπιάσουσιν, ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτῆς εὑρήσουσιν αὐτήν.
(Tas hodous autaʸs eplatunen efʼ hudata eraʸmou, en epithumiais psuⱪaʸs autaʸs epneumatoforeito, paredothaʸ, tis epistrepsei autaʸn; pantes hoi zaʸtountes autaʸn ou kopiasousin, en taʸ tapeinōsei autaʸs heuraʸsousin autaʸn. )

BrTr she has extended her ways over the waters of the desert; she was hurried along by the lusts of her soul; she is given up to them, who will turn her back? none that seek her shall be weary; at the time of her humiliation they shall find her.

ULT a wild donkey, a pupil of the wilderness,
⇔ in the desire of its spirit gasping for air!
⇔ In her heat, who can turn her away?
⇔ All of the ones seeking her will not tire;
⇔ in her month they will find her.

UST You are like wild female donkeys that live in the desert.
⇔ They sniff the air to find where the male donkeys are,
⇔ and there is no one who can restrain their lust.
⇔ The male donkeys that want to mate with them only wear themselves out chasing after them;
⇔ because at mating time they find them easily.

BSB a wild donkey at home in the wilderness,
⇔ sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire.
⇔ Who can restrain her passion?
⇔ All who seek her need not weary themselves;
⇔ in mating season they will find her.

OEB A heifer run wild in the desert,
⇔ Aglow with the heat of ther passion;
⇔ That sniffeth the wind in her longing,
⇔ And who can turn her back?
⇔ No one need wearily seek her–
⇔ In her month she is sure to be found.

WEBBE a wild donkey used to the wilderness, that sniffs the wind in her craving.
⇔ When she is in heat, who can turn her away?
⇔ All those who seek her will not weary themselves. In her month, they will find her.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET You are like a wild female donkey brought up in the wilderness.
⇔ In her lust she sniffs the wind to get the scent of a male.
⇔ No one can hold her back when she is in heat.
⇔ None of the males need wear themselves out chasing after her.
⇔ At mating time she is easy to find.

LSV A wild donkey accustomed to a wilderness,
She has swallowed up wind in the desire of her soul,
Her meeting—who turns her back? None seeking her weary themselves,
In her month they find her.

FBV You're a female donkey living in the desert, sniffing the wind for a mate because she's in heat. No one can control her at mating time. All those who're looking for her won't have trouble finding her when she's in heat.

T4T You are like wild female donkeys in the desert.
⇔ They sniff the air to find where the male donkeys are,
⇔ and no one can [RHQ] restrain them.
⇔ The male donkeys that want them do not become tired searching for them,
⇔ because at mating time they find them easily.

LEB • the desert,[fn] in the desire of her soul. • She gasps for wind in her rutting time. • Who can quell[fn] her lust? • All those who seek her will not grow weary, • in her month they will find her.

2:5 Or “wilderness”

2:5 Or “restrain”

BBE An untrained ass, used to the waste land, breathing up the wind in her desire; at her time, who is able to send her away? all those who are looking for her will have no need to make themselves tired; in her month they will get her.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

ASV a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

DRA A wild ass accustomed to the wilderness in the desire of his heart, snuffed up the wind of his love: none shall turn her away: all that seek her shall not fail: in her monthly filth they shall find her.

YLT A wild ass accustomed to a wilderness, In the desire of her soul she hath swallowed up wind, Her meeting — who doth turn her back? None seeking her do weary themselves, In her month they find her.

Drby — a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire! In her ardour, who shall turn her away? All they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

RV a wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

Wbstr A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.

KJB-1769 A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind at her pleasure; in her occasion who can turn her away? all they that seek her will not weary themselves; in her month they shall find her.[fn][fn][fn][fn]

2.24 A wild…: or, O wild ass, etc

2.24 used: Heb. taught

2.24 her pleasure: Heb. the desire of her heart

2.24 turn…: or, reverse it?

KJB-1611 [fn][fn][fn][fn]A wild asse vsed to the wildernesse, that snuffeth vp the wind at her pleasure, in her occasion who can turne her away? all they that seeke her will not wearie themselues, in her moneth they shall find her.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:24 Or, O wild asse &c.

2:24 Heb. taught

2:24 Heb. the desire of her heart.

2:24 Or, reuerse it.

Bshps And thy wantonnesse is lyke a wylde Asse that vseth the wildernesse, and that snuffeth and bloweth at her wyll: who can tame her? All they that seeke her, shall not fayle but fynde her in her moneth.
(And thy/your wantonnesse is like a wild Ass that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at her wyll: who can tame her? All they that seek her, shall not fail but find her in her month.)

Gnva And as a wilde asse, vsed to the wildernesse, that snuffeth vp the winde by occasion at her pleasure: who can turne her backe? all they that seeke her, will not wearie themselues, but wil finde her in her moneth.
(And as a wild ass, used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind by occasion at her pleasure: who can turn her backe? all they that seek her, will not weary themselves, but will find her in her month. )

Cvdl and thy wantonnes is like a wilde Asse, that vseth the wildernesse, and that snoffeth and bloweth at his wil. Who can tame the? All they that seke the, shal not fayle, but fynde the in thyne owne vnclennes.
(and thy/your wantonnes is like a wild Asse, that useth the wilderness, and that snoffeth and bloweth at his wil. Who can tame the? All they that seek them, shall not fayle, but find the in thine/your own unclennes.)

Wycl A wielde asse customable in wildirnesse drow the wynd of his loue in the desire of his soule; no man schal turne awei it. Alle that seken it, schulen not faile; thei schulen fynde it in the flux of vncleene blood therof.
(A wielde ass customable in wilderness drow the wind of his love in the desire of his soule; no man shall turn away it. All that seek it, should not faile; they should find it in the flux of uncleene blood thereof.)

Luth Du läufst umher wie eine Kamelin in der Brunst, und wie ein Wild in der Wüste pflegt, wenn es vor großer Brunst lechzet und läuft, daß niemand aufhalten kann. Wer es wissen will, darf nicht weit laufen; am Feiertage sieht man es wohl.
(You läufst around/about like one Kamelin in the/of_the Brunst, and like a Wild in the/of_the desert pflegt, when it before/in_front_of großer Brunst lechzet and läuft, that no_one aufhalten kann. Who it wissen will, darf not weit laufen; in/at/on_the Feiertage sieht man it wohl.)

ClVg Onager assuetus in solitudine, in desiderio animæ suæ attraxit ventum amoris sui: nullus avertet eam: omnes qui quærunt eam non deficient: in menstruis ejus invenient eam.
(Onager assuetus in solitudine, in desiderio animæ suæ attraxit ventum amoris sui: nullus avertet eam: everyone who quærunt her not/no deficient: in menstruis his invenient eam. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) a wild donkey accustomed to the wilderness, in her heat sniffing the wind

(Some words not found in UHB: wild_donkey accustomed_to wilderness in/on/at/with,desire heat,her sniffing wind heat,her who? restrain,her all/each/any/every seek,her not become_weary in/on/at/with,month,her find,her )

God speaks of Israel worshiping other gods as if they were a wild female donkey running to find male donkeys. Alternate translation: “You are like a young female donkey that lives in the desert. When she wants to mate she is out of control and constantly sniffs the breeze to find a mate”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) in her heat

This phrase is an idiom referring to the time when a female donkey wants to mate with male donkeys. Alternate translation: “when she wants to mate”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Who can restrain her lust?

This question is used to emphasize that no one can control a female donkey when she is wants to mate with a male donkey. Alternate translation: “No one can turn her around when she wants to mate.”

Parallel JER 2:24