JER 45:5 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς ἐν χερσὶν ὑμῶν· ὅτι οὐκ ἠδύνατο ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς αὐτούς.
(Kai eipen ho basileus, idou autos en ⱪersin humōn; hoti ouk aʸdunato ho basileus pros autous. )

BrTr Then the king said, Behold, he is in your hands. For the king could not resist them.

ULT But are you hoping for great things for yourself? Do not hope for that. For see, disaster is coming on all humanity—this is Yahweh’s declaration—but I am giving you your life as your plunder everywhere you will go.’ ”

UST So, should you desire that people do things to honor you in a special way? Do not desire that. It is true that I will cause all these people to experience a great disaster, but wherever you go, I will protect you, and you will not be killed.’ ”

BSB But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

OEB Shalt thou seek great things for thyself?
⇔ Seek them not; for, behold, I will bring
⇔ On all flesh, saith Jehovah, disaster;
⇔ But thou, wheresoever thou comest,
⇔ By My grace, shalt escape with thy life."

WEBBE Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says the LORD, ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the Lord, affirm that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. But I will allow you to escape with your life wherever you go.” ’ ”

LSV And you seek for great things—do not seek, for behold, I am bringing calamity on all flesh—a declaration of YHWH—and I have given your life to you for a spoil, in all places to where you go.”

FBV So in your case, do you think you'll get special treatment? Stop looking for something like that! I'm going to bring disaster down on every living thing, declares the Lord. However, I promise you that your reward will be that you will continue living, wherever you go.

T4T So, should you [RHQ] desire that people do things to honor you in a special way? Do not desire that. It is true that I will cause all these people to experience a great disaster, but wherever you go, I will protect you, and you will not be killed.’ ”

LEB And you, do you seek great things for yourself? Do not seek great things,[fn] for look, I am about to bring disaster upon all flesh,” declares[fn] Yahweh, “but to you I will give your life as booty in all the places where you may go.” ’ ”

45:5 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation

45:5 Literally “a declaration of”

BBE And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.'

ASV And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not; for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

DRA And dost thou seek great things for thyself? Seek not: for behold I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord! but I will give thee thy life, and save thee in all places whithersoever thou shalt go.

YLT And thou — thou seekest for thee great things — do not seek, for lo, I am bringing in evil on all flesh — an affirmation of Jehovah — and I have given to thee thy life for a spoil, in all places whither thou goest.'

Drby And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek [them] not; for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith Jehovah; but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou shalt go.

RV And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Wbstr And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give to thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

KJB-1769 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
(And seekest thou/you great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith/says the LORD: but thy/your life will I give unto thee/you for a prey in all places whither thou/you goest. )

KJB-1611 [fn]And seekest thou great things for thy selfe? seeke them not: for behold, I wil bring euill vpon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I giue vnto thee for a pray in all places whither thou goest.
(And seekest thou/you great things for thyself/yourself? seek them not: for behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith/says the LORD: but thy/your life will I give unto thee/you for a pray in all places whither thou/you goest.)

45:5 Chap.39. 18.

Bshps And seekest thou yet promotion looke not for it, and desire it not, for I wyll bryng a miserable plague vpon all flesh saith the Lorde: but thy lyfe wyll I geue thee for a pray in all places whythersoeuer thou goest.
(And seekest thou/you yet promotion look not for it, and desire it not, for I will bring a miserable plague upon all flesh saith/says the Lord: but thy/your life will I give thee/you for a pray in all places whythersoeuer thou/you goest.)

Gnva And seekest thou great things for thy self? seeke them not: for beholde, I wil bring a plague vpon al flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life wil I giue thee for a pray in all places, whither thou goest.
(And seekest thou/you great things for thy/your self? seek them not: for behold, I will bring a plague upon all flesh, saith/says the Lord: but thy/your life will I give thee/you for a pray in all places, whither thou/you goest. )

Cvdl And sekest thou yet promocio? Loke not for it, and desyre it not. For I will bringe a miserable plage vpo all flesh, saieth the LORDE. But thy life will I geue the for a pray, where so euer thou goest.
(And sekest thou/you yet promocio? Look not for it, and desire it not. For I will bring a miserable plage upo all flesh, saith/says the LORD. But thy/your life will I give the for a pray, where so ever thou/you goest.)

Wycl And sekist thou grete thingis to thee? nyle thou seke, for lo! Y schal brynge yuel on ech man, seith the Lord, and Y schal yyue to thee thi lijf in to helthe, in alle places, to whiche euer places thou schalt go.
(And sekist thou/you great things to thee/you? nyle thou/you seke, for lo! I shall bring evil on each man, saith/says the Lord, and I shall give to thee/you thy/your life in to helthe, in all places, to which ever places thou/you shalt go.)

Luth Und du begehrest dir große Dinge. Begehre es nicht! Denn siehe, ich will Unglück kommen lassen über alles Fleisch, spricht der HErr; aber deine SeeLE will ich dir zur Beute geben, an welchen Ort du ziehest.
(And you begehrest you/to_you large Dinge. Begehre it not! Because look, I will Unglück coming lassen above all/everything flesh, says the/of_the LORD; but your SeeLE will I you/to_you to Beute geben, at welchen place you ziehest.)

ClVg et tu quæris tibi grandia? noli quærere, quia ecce ego adducam malum super omnem carnem, ait Dominus, et dabo tibi animam tuam in salutem in omnibus locis ad quæcumque perrexeris.
(and you quæris to_you grandia? noli quærere, because behold I adducam evil over omnem carnem, he_said Master, and dabo to_you animam tuam in salutem in to_all locis to quæcumque perrexeris. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) But are you hoping for great things for yourself?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=you(ms) seek to/for=yourself(m) great not seek that/for/because/then/when behold,I bring disaster on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every flesh/meat declares YHWH and,give to/for=yourself(m) DOM life,your as,prize_of_war on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the,places which/who go there )

Yahweh uses a question to state that he knows Baruch is hoping for others to treat him in a special way. Alternate translation: “I know you hope for great things for yourself.” or “I know you hope others will honor you.”

(Occurrence 0) For see

Alternate translation: “For understand” or “Be aware”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) your life as your plunder everywhere you will go

Allowing Baruch to escape and remain alive is spoken of as if his life were plunder that he would take after a battle. Alternate translation: “but wherever you go, I will protect you and allow you to live”

(Occurrence 0) plunder

things stolen from a place by force

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