JER 49:13 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἰ λέγετε ὑμεῖς, οὐ μὴ καθίσωμεν ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ, πρὸς τὸ μὴ ἀκοῦσαι φωνῆς Κυρίου,
(Kai ei legete humeis, ou maʸ kathisōmen en taʸ gaʸ tautaʸ, pros to maʸ akousai fōnaʸs Kuriou, )

BrTr But if ye say, We will not dwell in this land, that we may not hearken to the voice of the Lord;

ULT For I have sworn by myself—this is Yahweh’s declaration—that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a devastation, and an object for cursing. All of its cities will become devastations forever.

UST I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that your chief city Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be ruined forever.”

BSB For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”

OEB For I have most solemnly sworn, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall be a horror, a scorn, and a curse, and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.

WEBBE For I have sworn by myself,” says the LORD, “that Bozrah will become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse. All its cities will be perpetual wastes.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For I solemnly swear,” says the Lord, “that Bozrah will become a pile of ruins. It will become an object of horror and ridicule, an example to be used in curses. All the towns around it will lie in ruins forever.”

LSV For I have sworn by Myself,
A declaration of YHWH,
That for a desolation, for a reproach,
For a dry place, and for a reviling—is Bozrah,
And all her cities are for continuous ruins.

FBV I made myself a solemn promise, declares the Lord, that the town of Bozrah will become a place that horrifies people, a complete humiliation, a pile of ruins, and a name that's used as a curse word. All its surrounding towns will also be left in ruins forever.

T4T I, Yahweh, have solemnly promised, using my own name, that your chief city Bozrah will become a place that people will be horrified about. It will be a heap of ruins. People will make fun of it and use its name when they curse people. All the nearby towns and villages will be a ruins forever.”

LEB For I have sworn by myself,” declares[fn] Yahweh, “that Bozrah will become as a horror, as a disgrace, as a waste, and as a curse. And all her towns will be everlasting sites of ruins.”[fn]

49:13 Literally “a declaration of”

49:13 Literally “sites of ruins of eternity”

BBE For I have taken an oath by myself, says the Lord, that Bozrah will become a cause of wonder, a name of shame, a waste and a curse; and all its towns will be waste places for ever.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS For I have sworn by Myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

ASV For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

DRA For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, and a desert, and a curse: and all her cities shall be everlasting wastes.

YLT For, by Myself, I have sworn, An affirmation of Jehovah, That for a desolation, for a reproach, For a waste, and for a reviling — is Bozrah, And all her cities are for wastes age-during.

Drby For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

RV For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become an astonishment, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.

Wbstr For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all her cities shall be perpetual wastes.

KJB-1769 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
(For I have sworn by myself, saith/says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. )

KJB-1611 For I haue sworne by my selfe, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproch, a waste, and a curse, and all the cities thereof shall be perpetuall wastes.
(For I have sworn by myself, saith/says the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproch, a waste, and a curse, and all the cities thereof shall be perpetuall wastes.)

Bshps For why? I haue sworne by my selfe saith the Lorde, that Bozrah shall become a wyldernesse, an open shame, a laughing stocke, and cursing, and all her cities shalbe a continuall desert.
(For why? I have sworn by myself saith/says the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a wilderness, an open shame, a laughing stocke, and cursing, and all her cities shall be a continuall desert.)

Gnva For I haue sworne by my selfe, sayeth the Lord, that Bozrah shall be waste, and for a reproche, and a desolation, and a curse, and all the cities thereof shall be perpetuall desolations.
(For I have sworn by myself, sayeth the Lord, that Bozrah shall be waste, and for a reproche, and a desolation, and a curse, and all the cities thereof shall be perpetuall desolations. )

Cvdl For why, I haue sworne by my selff (saieth the LORDE) that Bosra shall become a wyldernesse, an open shame, a laughinge stocke and cursynge: and hir cities shalbe a continuall deserte.
(For why, I have sworn by myselff (saieth the LORD) that Bosra shall become a wilderness, an open shame, a laughinge stocke and cursynge: and her cities shall be a continuall desert.)

Wycl For Y swoor bi my silf, seith the Lord, that Bosra schal be in to wildirnesse, and in to schenschipe, and in to forsakyng, and in to cursyng; and alle the citees therof schulen be in to euerlastynge wildirnessis.
(For I swoor by my silf, saith/says the Lord, that Bosra shall be in to wilderness, and in to schenschipe, and in to forsakyng, and in to cursyng; and all the cities thereof should be in to everlasting wildirnessis.)

Luth Denn ich habe bei mir selbst geschworen, spricht der HErr, daß Bazra soll ein Wunder, Schmach, Wüste und Fluch werden und alle ihre Städte eine ewige Wüste.
(Because I have at to_me himself/itself geschworen, says the/of_the LORD, that Bazra should a Wunder, Schmach, desert and Fluch become and all their/her cities one eternal desert.)

ClVg Quia per memetipsum juravi, dicit Dominus, quod in solitudinem, et in opprobrium, et in desertum, et in maledictionem erit Bosra, et omnes civitates ejus erunt in solitudines sempiternas.
(Because through memetipsum yuravi, dicit Master, that in solitudinem, and in opprobrium, and in desert, and in maledictionem will_be Bosra, and everyone civitates his erunt in solitudines sempiternas. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) this is Yahweh’s declaration

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,myself sworn declares YHWH that/for/because/then/when as,object_of_horror as,disgrace as,waste and,as,curse you(ms)_will_be Bozrah and=all towns,her be as,ruins perpetual )

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in Jeremiah 1:8. Alternate translation: “this is what Yahweh has declared” or “this is what I, Yahweh, have declared”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a devastation, and an object for cursing

The abstract nouns “a horror,” “a disgrace,” and “a devastation” can be translated as verbs. Alternate translation: “People will be horrified when they see that the city of Bozrah is devastated. And they will mock the city and use its name when they curse others”

Note 3 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Bozrah

This is the name of a city in Edom.

(Occurrence 0) All of its cities

Alternate translation: “All of Edom’s cities”

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