JER 34:17 Parallel Verse View

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34:17 Variant note: ל/זועה: (x-qere) ’לְ/זַעֲוָ֔ה’: lemma_l/2189 n_0.1 morph_HR/Ncfsa id_24L7e לְ/זַעֲוָ֔ה

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, 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).

ULT Therefore Yahweh says this, ‘You yourselves have not listened to me. You should have proclaimed freedom, every one of you, to your brothers and fellow Israelites. So look! I am about to proclaim freedom to you—this is Yahweh’s declaration—freedom for the sword, the plague, and famine, for I am going to make you a horrible thing in the sight of every kingdom on earth.

UST Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, say: ‘Because you have not obeyed me by freeing your fellow Israelites, I will free you to be destroyed by the swords of your enemies and by famines and diseases. All the nations of the earth will be horrified because of what happens to you.

BSB § Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

OEB Therefore thus saith Jehovah: You have disobeyed My injunction to make a proclamation of liberty, each of you to his (enslaved) neighbour. Well, then, saith Jehovah: You shall have your proclamation of liberty from Me – (liberty) to the sword, pestilence and famine – and I will make you an object of consternation to every kingdom in the world.

WEBBE Therefore the LORD says: “You have not listened to me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour. Behold, I proclaim to you a liberty,” says the LORD, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine. I will make you be tossed back and forth amongst all the kingdoms of the earth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So I, the Lord, say: “You have not really obeyed me and granted freedom to your neighbor and fellow countryman. Therefore, I will grant you freedom, the freedom to die in war, or by starvation or disease. I, the Lord, affirm it! I will make all the kingdoms of the earth horrified at what happens to you.

LSV Therefore, thus said YHWH: “You have not listened to Me to proclaim freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbor; behold, I am proclaiming to you liberty,” a declaration of YHWH, “to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth.

FBV So this is what the Lord says: You haven't obeyed me. You haven't announced freedom for your slaves, your own people. So now I announce “freedom” for you, declares the Lord: Freedom to be killed by war, by disease, and by famine! I will make all the kingdoms of the world horrified by you.

T4T Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, say: ‘Because you have not obeyed me by freeing your fellow Israelis, I will free you to be destroyed by the swords of your enemies and by famines and diseases. All the nations of the earth will be horrified because of what happens to you.

LEB “Therefore[fn] thus says Yahweh, ‘You have not listened to me to proclaim release each one to his fellow countryman and each one to his neighbor. Look, I am going to proclaim to you a release,’ declares[fn] Yahweh, ‘to the sword, to the plague, and to the famine, and I will make you a terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

34:17 Literally “To thus”

34:17 Literally “a declaration of”

BBE And so the Lord has said, You have not given ear to me and undertaken publicly, every man to let loose his countryman and his neighbour: see, I undertake to let loose against you the sword and disease and need of food; and I will send you wandering among all the kingdoms of the earth.

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JPS Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ye have not hearkened unto Me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour; behold, I proclaim for you a liberty, saith the LORD, unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine; and I will make you a horror unto all the kingdoms of the earth.

ASV Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

DRA Therefore thus saith the Lord: You have not hearkened to me, in proclaiming liberty every man to his brother and every man to his friend: behold I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine: and I will cause you to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth.

YLT 'Therefore, thus said Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto Me to proclaim freedom, each to his brother, and each to his neighbour; lo, I am proclaiming to you liberty — an affirmation of Jehovah — unto the sword, unto the pestilence, and unto the famine, and I have given you for a trembling to all kingdoms of the earth.

Drby Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will give you over to be driven hither and thither among all the kingdoms of the earth.

RV Therefore thus saith the LORD: Ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.

Wbstr Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened to me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

KJB-1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.[fn]
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD; Ye/You_all have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith/says the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. )

34.17 to be…: Heb. for a removing

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Therfore thus saith the LORD, Ye haue not hearkened vnto me, in proclaiming libertie euery one to his brother, and euery man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaime a libertie for you, saith the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I wil make you to be remoued into all the kingdomes of the earth.
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD, Ye/You_all have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaime a liberty for you, saith/says the LORD, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.)

34:17 Heb. for a remouing.

34:17 Deut. 28. 64. chap.29 18.

Bshps And therfore thus saith the Lord: Ye haue not obayed me, euery man to proclaime freedome vnto his brother and neighbour: wherefore I wyll call you vnto freedome, saith the Lorde, euen vnto the sworde, to the pestilence, and to hunger, and will make you to be plagued in all kyngdomes of the earth.
(And therefore thus saith/says the Lord: Ye/You_all have not obayed me, every man to proclaime freedome unto his brother and neighbour: wherefore I will call you unto freedome, saith/says the Lord, even unto the sword, to the pestilence, and to hunger, and will make you to be plagued in all kingdoms of the earth.)

Gnva Therefore thus saith the Lord, Ye haue not obeyed mee, in proclayming freedome euery man to his brother, and euery man to his neighbour: beholde, I proclaime a libertie for you, saith the Lord, to the sworde, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I will make you a terrour to all the kingdomes of the earth.
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord, Ye/You_all have not obeyed me, in proclayming freedome every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaime a liberty for you, saith/says the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine, and I will make you a terrour to all the kingdoms of the earth. )

Cvdl And therfore thus saieth the LORDE: Ye haue not obeyed me, euery man to proclame fredome vnto his brother and neghbor: wherfore, I will call you vnto a fredome, saieth the LORDE: euen vnto the swearde, to the pestilence, and to honger, and will make you to be plaged in all the kyngdomes of the earth.
(And therefore thus saith/says the LORD: Ye/You_all have not obeyed me, every man to proclame fredome unto his brother and neghbor: wherfore, I will call you unto a fredome, saith/says the LORD: even unto the swearde, to the pestilence, and to hunger, and will make you to be plaged in all the kingdoms of the earth.)

Wycl Therfor the Lord seith thes thingis, Ye herden not me, that ye prechiden fredom, ech man to his brothir, and ech man to his freend; lo! Y preeche to you fredom, seith the Lord, and to swerd, and to hungur, and to pestilence, and Y schal yyue you in to stiryng to alle rewmes of erthe.
(Therefore the Lord saith/says thes things, Ye/You_all heard not me, that ye/you_all preached fredom, each man to his brothir, and each man to his friend; lo! I preeche to you fredom, saith/says the Lord, and to sword, and to hunger, and to pestilence, and I shall give you in to stiryng to all realms of earth.)

Luth Darum spricht der HErr also: Ihr gehorchet mir nicht, daß ihr ein Freijahr ausriefet, ein jeglicher seinem Bruder und seinem Nächsten; siehe, so rufe ich, spricht der HErr, euch ein Freijahr aus zum Schwert, zur Pestilenz, zum Hunger und will euch in keinem Königreich auf Erden bleiben lassen.
(Therefore says the/of_the LORD also: You gehorchet to_me not, that you/their/her a Freijahr ausriefet, a jeglicher his brother and his Nächsten; look, so rufe I, says the/of_the LORD, you a Freijahr out_of for_the Schwert, to Pestilenz, for_the Hunger and will you in keinem kingreich on earthn remain lassen.)

ClVg Propterea hæc dicit Dominus: Vos non audistis me, ut prædicaretis libertatem unusquisque fratri suo et unusquisque amico suo: ecce ego prædico vobis libertatem, ait Dominus, ad gladium, ad pestem, et ad famem, et dabo vos in commotionem cunctis regnis terræ.
(That's_why these_things dicit Master: Vos not/no audistis me, as prædicaretis libertatem unusquisque fratri his_own and unusquisque amico suo: behold I prædico to_you libertatem, he_said Master, to gladium, to pestem, and to famem, and dabo you in commotionem cunctis regnis terræ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) So look!

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence thus he/it_had_said YHWH you_all not obeyed to=me to=call release (a)_man to,fellow,his and,each_one to,neighbor,his behold,I proclaim to/for=you_all release declares YHWH to/towards the=drought//sword/knife to/towards the,plague and=near/to the,famine and,make DOM,you_all ל,זועה to=all/each/any/every kingdoms the=earth/land )

Alternate translation: “Listen!” or “Pay attention to the important thing I am going to tell you!”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

(Occurrence 0) I am about to proclaim freedom to you … freedom for the sword, the plague, and famine

Jeremiah uses irony to say that the “freedom” the people will enjoy will actually be suffering. Alternate translation: “I will proclaim misery to you … misery from the sword, the plague, and famine”

(Occurrence 0) proclaim freedom to you

Alternate translation: “proclaim that you are free”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) sword

This is a metonym for soldiers who carry swords. Alternate translation: “enemy soldiers to kill you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) am going to make you a horrible thing in the sight of every kingdom on earth

Here “sight” represents judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “I am going to make the people in every kingdom on earth think that you are horrible”

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