JER 8:5 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Διατί ἀπέστρεψεν ὁ λαός μου οὗτος ἀποστροφὴν ἀναιδῆ, καὶ κατεκρατήθησαν ἐν τῇ προαιρέσει αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἠθέλησαν τοῦ ἐπιστρέψαι;
(Diati apestrepsen ho laos mou houtos apostrofaʸn anaidaʸ, kai katekrataʸthaʸsan en taʸ proairesei autōn, kai ouk aʸthelaʸsan tou epistrepsai; )

BrTr Wherefore has this my people turned away with a shameless revolting, and strengthened themselves in their wilfulness, and refused to return?

ULT Why is this people, Jerusalem, turned, enduring apostasy?
⇔ They grasp upon deceit and refuse to turn.

UST Yes, they do, so why do these people of Judah continue trusting in those idols that have deceived them?
⇔ They continue turning away from me and betray my covenant, even though I have warned them of what will happen.

BSB Why then have these people turned away?
⇔ Why does Jerusalem always turn away?
⇔ They cling to deceit;
⇔ they refuse to return.

OEB Why, then, doth thy people keep turning
⇔ For ever and ever backward,
⇔ Clinging to ways deceitful,
⇔ Refusing to return?

WEBBE Why then have the people of Jerusalem fallen back by a perpetual backsliding?
⇔ They cling to deceit.
⇔ They refuse to return.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Why, then, do these people of Jerusalem
⇔ continually turn away from me in apostasy?
⇔ They hold fast to their deception.
⇔ They refuse to turn back to me.

LSV Why has this people of Jerusalem
Turned back—a continuous backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit,
They have refused to turn back.

FBV So why have these people of Jerusalem gone the wrong way? Why do they refuse to turn around from their repeated betrayals, holding on to all their lies?

T4T Yes, they do, so why do these people of Judah continue trusting in those idols that have deceived them?
⇔ They continue turning away from me,
⇔ even though I have warned them.

LEB • Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in enduring apostasy? They have kept hold of deceit, they have refused to return.[fn]

8:4 Or “repent”

BBE Why do these people of Jerusalem go back, for ever turning away? they will not give up their deceit, they will not come back.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

ASV Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

DRA Why then is this people in Jerusalem turned away with a stubborn revolting? they have laid hold on lying, and have refused to return.

YLT Wherefore hath this people of Jerusalem Turned back — a perpetual backsliding? They have kept hold on deceit, They have refused to turn back.

Drby Why hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back with a perpetual backsliding? They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

RV Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
(Why then is this people of Yerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. )

SLT Wherefore did this people of Jerusalem turn away a continual turning away? they laid hold upon deceit; they refused to turn back.

Wbstr Why then hath this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.

KJB-1769 Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
(Why then is this people of Yerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. )

KJB-1611 Why then is this people of Ierusalem slidden backe, by a perpetual backesliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to returne.
(Why then is this people of Yerusalem slidden back, by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to returne.)

Bshps Wherefore then is this people of Hierusalem gone so farre backe, that they turne not againe? They are euer the longer the more obstinate, and wyll not be conuerted.
(Wherefore then is this people of Yerusalem gone so far back, that they turn not again? They are ever the longer the more obstinate, and will not be converted.)

Gnva Wherefore is this people of Ierusalem turned backe by a perpetuall rebellion? they gaue themselues to deceit, and would not returne.
(Wherefore is this people of Yerusalem turned back by a perpetual rebellion? they gave themselves to deceit, and would not returne. )

Cvdl Wherfore then is this people and Ierusalem gone so farre backe, that they turne not againe? They are euer the longer the more obstinate, and will not be conuerted.
(Wherefore then is this people and Yerusalem gone so far back, that they turn not again? They are ever the longer the more obstinate, and will not be converted.)

Wycl Whi therfor is this puple in Jerusalem turned awei bi turnyng awei ful of strijf? Thei han take leesyng, and nolden turne ayen.
(Why therefore is this people in Yerusalem turned away by turning away full of strife? They have take falsehood, and wouldn't turn again.)

Luth Noch will ja dies Volk zu Jerusalem irre gehen für und für. Sie halten so hart an dem falschen Gottesdienst, daß sie sich nicht wollen abwenden lassen.
(Still will ya this/these people to/for Yerusalem crazy/insane go for/in_favour_of and for/in_favour_of. They/She hold/keep so hart at/to to_him wrong/fake God’sdienst, that they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves not want abwenden let.)

ClVg Quare ergo aversus est populus iste in Jerusalem aversione contentiosa? Apprehenderunt mendacium, et noluerunt reverti.[fn]
(Why therefore turned_away it_is the_people this in/into/on Yerusalem aversion contentiosa? Apprehenderunt a_lie, and they_didn't_want reverti. )

8.5 Quare ergo, etc. HIER. Quanto eos ad pœnitentiam provocavi, tanto magis recesserunt, non tam studio peccandi, quam me superandi.

8.5 Why therefore, etc. HIER. How_much them to repentance proI_called, tanto more they_withdrew, not/no tam studio peccandi, how me superandi.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JER book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why has this people, Jerusalem, turned away in permanent faithlessness?

(Some words not found in UHB: why turned_away the,people the=this Yerushalayim apostasy perpetual hold_fast in/on/at/with,deceit refuse to,return )

Yahweh is saying that the way the people of Judah are acting does not make sense. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “It does not make sense that this people, Jerusalem, has turned away in permanent faithlessness.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) Jerusalem

(Some words not found in UHB: why turned_away the,people the=this Yerushalayim apostasy perpetual hold_fast in/on/at/with,deceit refuse to,return )

The word “Jerusalem” here is a synecdoche for all the people of Judah. Alternate translation: “Judah”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) hold on to treachery

(Some words not found in UHB: why turned_away the,people the=this Yerushalayim apostasy perpetual hold_fast in/on/at/with,deceit refuse to,return )

What the people of Judah were doing is spoken of as if they were clinging to treachery and would not let it go.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) They hold on to treachery

(Some words not found in UHB: why turned_away the,people the=this Yerushalayim apostasy perpetual hold_fast in/on/at/with,deceit refuse to,return )

Here, treachery is spoken of as if it were a physical object that a person could hold on to. If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word treachery, you can express the same idea with the verb “deceive.” Holding on to something is a metaphor for loving. Alternate translation: “They refuse to turn away from what deceives them” or “They love the people who deceive them” (See also: figs-metaphor)

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