JER 2:3 Parallel Verse View

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2:3 Note: We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.

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 Ὁ ἅγιος Ἰσραὴλ τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἀρχὴ γεννημάτων αὐτοῦ· πάντες οἱ ἔσθοντες αὐτὸν πλημμελήσουσι, κακὰ ἥξει ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς, φησὶ Κύριος.
(Ho hagios Israaʸl tōi Kuriōi, arⱪaʸ gennaʸmatōn autou; pantes hoi esthontes auton plaʸmmelaʸsousi, kaka haʸxei epʼ autous, faʸsi Kurios. )

BrTr Israel was the holy people to the Lord, and the first-fruits of his increase: all that devoured him shall offend; evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

ULT Israel was holy to Yahweh,
⇔ the first of his harvest!
⇔ All those who ate it became guilty;
⇔ disaster came upon them
⇔ —the declaration of Yahweh.’ ”

UST At that time you Israelites were set apart to me;
⇔ you belonged to me like the first part of the harvests belong to me.
⇔ I promised to punish all those who harmed you, my people,
⇔ and send disasters on them.
⇔ This is the way it will always be since I, Yahweh, said that it would happen.”

BSB Israel was holy to the LORD,
⇔ the firstfruits of His harvest.
⇔ All who devoured her
⇔ found themselves guilty;
⇔ disaster came upon them,’ ”
⇔ declares the LORD.

OEB Then Israel belonged to Jehovah,
⇔ His first-fruits, sacred to Him.
⇔ Whosoever devoured her was punished,
⇔ On such did disaster fall.

WEBBE Israel was holiness to the LORD,
⇔ the first fruits of his increase.
⇔ All who devour him will be held guilty.
⇔ Evil will come on them,” ’ says the LORD.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Israel was set apart to the Lord; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them,” says the Lord.’ ”

LSV Israel [is] holy to YHWH,
The first-fruit of His increase,
All consuming him are guilty,
Calamity comes to them,”
A declaration of YHWH.

FBV Israel was holy to the Lord, the firstfruits of his harvest. Anyone who ate this harvest was guilty of sin, and they experienced the disastrous results, declares the Lord.

T4T At that time you Israelis ◄were set apart/belonged only► to me;
⇔ you belonged to me like the first part of the harvests belong to me [MET].
⇔ I promised to punish all those who harmed you, my people,
⇔ and truly I did send disasters on them.
⇔ That happened because I, Yahweh, said that it would happen.”

LEB • was holy to Yahweh, the first fruit of his produce. • All those who ate it were held guilty; • disaster came to them,”[fn] Yahweh.’ ”
¶

2:2 Literally “a declaration of”

BBE Israel was holy to the Lord, the first-fruits of his increase: all who made attacks on him were judged as wrongdoers, evil came on them, says the Lord.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Israel is the LORD'S hallowed portion, His first-fruits of the increase; all that devour him shall be held guilty, evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

ASV Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.

DRA Israel is holy to the Lord, the first fruits of his increase: all they that devour him offend: evils shall come upon them, saith the Lord.

YLT Holy [is] Israel to Jehovah, The first-fruit of His increase, All consuming him are guilty, Evil cometh in unto them, an affirmation of Jehovah.

Drby Israel was holiness unto Jehovah, the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him are guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith Jehovah.

RV Israel was holiness unto the LORD, the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall be held guilty; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

Wbstr Israel was holiness to the LORD, and the first-fruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.

KJB-1769 Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
(Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil shall come upon them, saith/says the LORD. )

KJB-1611 Israel was holinesse vnto the LORD, and the first fruites of his increase: all that deuoure him, shall offend, euill shall come vpon them, sayth the LORD.
(Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and the first fruites of his increase: all that devour him, shall offend, evil shall come upon them, saith/says the LORD.)

Bshps Israel was an halowed thyng vnto the Lorde, and was his first fruites: All they that deuour Israel shall offende, misfortune shall fall vpon them, saith the Lorde.
(Israel was an hallowed/consecrated thing unto the Lord, and was his first fruites: All they that deuour Israel shall offend, misfortune shall fall upon them, saith/says the Lord.)

Gnva Israel was as a thing halowed vnto the Lord, and his first fruits: all they that eat it, shall offend: euil shall come vpon them, saith the Lord.
(Israel was as a thing hallowed/consecrated unto the Lord, and his first fruits: all they that eat it, shall offend: euil shall come upon them, saith/says the Lord. )

Cvdl Thou Israel wast halowed vnto te LORDE, and so was his first frutes. All they that deuoured Israel, offended: mi?fortune fell vpon them, saieth the LORDE.
(Thou Israel wast hallowed/consecrated unto te LORD, and so was his first frutes. All they that devoured Israel, offended: mi?fortune fell upon them, saith/says the LORD.)

Wycl Israel was hooli to the Lord, the firste of fruytis of hym; alle men that deuouren that Israel, trespassen; yuelis schulen come on hem, seith the Lord.
(Israel was holy to the Lord, the first of fruytis of him; all men that deuouren that Israel, trespassen; evils should come on them, saith/says the Lord.)

Luth da Israel des HErr’s eigen war und seine erste Frucht. Wer sie fressen wollte, mußte Schuld haben und Unglück über ihn kommen, spricht der HErr.
(da Israel the LORD’s eigen what/which and his first Frucht. Who they/she/them fressen wanted, mußte Schuld have and Unglück above him/it coming, says the/of_the LORD.)

ClVg Sanctus Israël Domino, primitiæ frugum ejus: omnes qui devorant eum delinquunt: mala venient super eos, dicit Dominus.[fn]
(Sanctus Israel Master, primitiæ frugum his: everyone who devorant him delinquunt: mala venient over them, dicit Master. )

2.3 Omnes qui devorant. HIER. Sicut qui primitias devorant, etc., usque ad primitiæ debentur sacerdotibus, non hostibus.

2.3 All_of_them who devorant. HIER. Sicut who primitias devorant, etc., until to primitiæ debentur sacerdotibus, not/no hostibus.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) the firstfruits of his harvest

(Some words not found in UHB: holy Yisrael to/for=YHWH beginning_of harvest,his all/each/any/every ate,it held_guilty disaster came upon,them declares YHWH )

God speaks of Israel as if they were an offering dedicated to God. Alternate translation: “like the firstfruits of his harvest”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) All who ate from the firstfruits were held guilty

(Some words not found in UHB: holy Yisrael to/for=YHWH beginning_of harvest,his all/each/any/every ate,it held_guilty disaster came upon,them declares YHWH )

God speaks of those who attacked Israel as if they were eating the offering that was set apart for God. Alternate translation: “All who attacked Israel were held guilty like people who ate from the first fruits of his harvest”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) disaster came upon them

(Some words not found in UHB: holy Yisrael to/for=YHWH beginning_of harvest,his all/each/any/every ate,it held_guilty disaster came upon,them declares YHWH )

The phrase “came upon them” is a metaphor for happened to them. Alternate translation: “Disasters happened to them” or “I made terrible things happen to them”

Parallel JER 2:3