JER 47:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὸν ὁ ἀρχιμάγειρος, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου ἐλάλησε τὰ κακὰ ταῦτα ἐπὶ τὸν τόπον τοῦτον·
(Kai elaben auton ho arⱪimageiros, kai eipen autōi, Kurios ho Theos sou elalaʸse ta kaka tauta epi ton topon touton; )

BrTr And the chief captain of the guard took him, and said to him, The Lord thy God has pronounced all these evils upon this place:

ULT “Yahweh says this: See, floods of water are rising in the north. They will be like an overflowing river!
⇔ Then they will overflow the land and everything in it, its cities and its inhabitants! So everyone will shout for help,
⇔ and all the inhabitants of the land will lament.

UST This is what Yahweh said:
⇔ “An army will be coming from the northeast
⇔ that will cover the land like a flood.
⇔ They will destroy the land and everything in it;
⇔ they will destroy people and cities.
⇔ People will scream out for help;
⇔ and everyone in the land will wail in mourning.

BSB This is what the LORD says:
⇔ “See how the waters are rising from the north
⇔ and becoming an overflowing torrent.
⇔ They will overflow the land and its fullness,
⇔ the cities and their inhabitants.
⇔ The people will cry out,
⇔ and all who dwell in the land will wail

OEB Thus saith Jehovah:
⇔ From the north, see! waters are rising,
⇔ They swell to a raging torrent:
⇔ They will sweep o’er the land and its fulness,
⇔ The city and (all) her inhabitants.
⇔ Men shall utter a cry,
⇔ Those that dwell in the land shall howl.

WEBBE The LORD says:
⇔ “Behold, waters rise up out of the north,
⇔ and will become an overflowing stream,
⇔ and will overflow the land and all that is therein,
⇔ the city and those who dwell therein.
⇔ The men will cry,
⇔ and all the inhabitants of the land will wail.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Look! Enemies are gathering in the north like water rising in a river.
⇔ They will be like an overflowing stream.
⇔ They will overwhelm the whole country and everything in it like a flood.
⇔ They will overwhelm the cities and their inhabitants.
⇔ People will cry out in alarm.
⇔ Everyone living in the country will cry out in pain.

LSV “Thus said YHWH: Behold, waters are going up from the north,
And have been for an overflowing stream,
And they overflow the land and its fullness,
The city, and those dwelling in it,
And men have cried out,
And every inhabitant of the land has howled.

FBV This is what the Lord says: Look at the waters rising from the north! They will become an overflowing river that sweeps across the country and everything in it, flooding the towns and everyone's homes. The people will cry out for help; everyone who lives in the country will weep,

T4T This is what Yahweh said:
⇔ “An army [MET] will be coming from the northeast
⇔ that will cover the land like a flood.
⇔ They will destroy the land and everything in it;
⇔ they will destroy people and cities.
⇔ People will scream;
⇔ everyone in the land will wail.

LEB • Thus says Yahweh:“Look, waters are rising from the north, • and they will become as a raging torrent, • and they will overflow the land, • and that which fills it, • the city and those who live in it. • And the people will cry out, • and every inhabitant of the land will wail,

BBE This is what the Lord has said: See, waters are coming up out of the north, and will become an overflowing stream, overflowing the land and everything in it, the town and those who are living in it; and men will give a cry, and all the people of the land will be crying out in pain.

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JPS Thus saith the LORD: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and they shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

ASV Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.

DRA Thus saith the Lord: Behold there come up waters out of the north, and they shall be as an overflowing torrent, and they shall cover the land, and all that is therein, the city and the inhabitants thereof: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl,

YLT 'Thus said Jehovah: Lo, waters are coming up from the north, And have been for an overflowing stream, And they overflow the land and its fulness, The city, and the inhabitants in it, And men have cried out, And howled hath every inhabitant of the land.

Drby Thus saith Jehovah: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl,

RV Thus saith the LORD: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and them that dwell therein: and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

Wbstr Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is in it; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.

KJB-1769 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl.[fn]
(Thus saith/says the LORD; Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall be an overflowing flood, and shall overflow the land, and all that is therein; the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howl. )

47.2 all that…: Heb. the fulness thereof

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Thus saith the LORD, Behold, waters rise vp out of the North, and shall be an ouerflowing flood, and shall ouerflow the land, and all that is therein, the citie, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall crie, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howle.
(Thus saith/says the LORD, Behold, waters rise up out of the North, and shall be an ouerflowing flood, and shall ouerflow the land, and all that is therein, the city, and them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howle.)

47:2 Isai. 8.7.

47:2 Hebr. the fulnesse therof.

Bshps Thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, there shal waters arise out of the north, and shall growe to a great fludde, running ouer & couering the lande and all that is therin, the cities and them that dwel therin: and the men shal crye, & all they that dwel in the land shal mourne
(Thus saith/says the Lord: Behold, there shall waters arise out of the north, and shall growe to a great fludde, running over and covering the land and all that is therin, the cities and them that dwell therin: and the men shall cry, and all they that dwell in the land shall mourne)

Gnva Thus saith the Lord, Beholde, waters rise vp out of the North, and shalbe as a swelling flood, and shall ouerflowe the land, and all that is therein, and the cities with them that dwell therein: then the men shall crie, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howle,
(Thus saith/says the Lord, Behold, waters rise up out of the North, and shall be as a swelling flood, and shall ouerflowe the land, and all that is therein, and the cities with them that dwell therein: then the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall howle, )

Cvdl Thus saieth the LORDE: Beholde, there shall waters arise out off the north: and shall growe to a greate floude, runnynge ouer and couerynge the londe, the cities and them that dwell therin. And the men shall crie, and all they that dwell in the londe, shall mourne
(Thus saith/says the LORD: Behold, there shall waters arise out off the north: and shall growe to a great flood, runninge over and covering the land, the cities and them that dwell therin. And the men shall cry, and all they that dwell in the land, shall mourne)

Wycl The Lord seith these thingis, Lo! watris schulen stie fro the north, and tho schulen be as a stronde flowynge, and tho schulen hile the lond, and the fulnesse therof, the citee, and the dwelleris therof. Men schulen crie, and alle the dwelleris of the lond schulen yelle,
(The Lord saith/says these things, Lo! waters should stie from the north, and those should be as a stronde flowynge, and those should hile the land, and the fulnesse thereof, the city, and the dwellers thereof. Men should cry, and all the dwellers of the land should yelle,)

Luth So spricht der HErr: Siehe, es kommen Wasser herauf von Mitternacht, die eine Flut machen werden und beide, Land und was drinnen ist, beide, Städte und die, so drinnen wohnen, wegreißen werden, daß die Leute werden schreien und alle Einwohner im Lande heulen
(So says the/of_the LORD: See, it coming water herauf from Mitternacht, the one Flut make become and beide, Land and what/which drinnen is, beide, cities and die, so drinnen reside, wegreißen become, that the Leute become schreien and all Einwohner in_the land heulen)

ClVg [Hæc dicit Dominus: Ecce aquæ ascendunt ab aquilone, et erunt quasi torrens inundans, et operient terram et plenitudinem ejus, urbem et habitatores ejus. Clamabunt homines, et ululabunt omnes habitatores terræ,
([This dicit Master: Behold awhich ascendunt away aquilone, and erunt as_if torrens inundans, and operient the_earth/land and plenitudinem his, city and habitatores his. Clamabunt homines, and ululabunt everyone habitatores terræ, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) See

(Some words not found in UHB: thus he/it_had_said YHWH see/lo/see! waters rising from,north and=they_will_be as,torrent overflowing and,overflow earth/land and,everything,it (a)_city and,live in/on/at/with,it and,cry_out the=humankind and,wail all inhabitant the=earth/land )

The word “see” alerts us to pay attention to what is about to be said.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) floods of water are rising in the north. They will be like an overflowing river!

The two phrases have a similar meaning. Alternate translation: “an army in the north will come like a flood. They will be powerful like an overflowing river”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they will overflow the land

This continues speaking of the army from the north as an overflowing river. Alternate translation: “like an overflowing river, the army from the north will destroy the land”

Parallel JER 47:2