JER 9:7 Parallel Verse View

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9:7 Note: KJB: Jer.9.8

9:7 OSHB variant note: שוחט: (x-qere) ’שָׁח֛וּט’: lemma_7819 a n_1.0.0 morph_HVqsmsa id_24hgx שָׁח֛וּט

9:7 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: khaki:verbs, 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).

BrLXX Βολὶς τιτρώσκουσα ἡ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν, δόλια τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματος αὐτῶν· τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ λαλεῖ εἰρηνικὰ, καὶ ἐν ἑαυτῷ ἔχει τὴν ἔχθραν.
(Bolis titrōskousa haʸ glōssa autōn, dolia ta ɽaʸmata tou stomatos autōn; tōi plaʸsion autou lalei eiraʸnika, kai en heautōi eⱪei taʸn eⱪthran. )

BrTr Their tongue is a wounding arrow; the words of their mouth are deceitful: one speaks peaceably to his neighbour, but in himself retains enmity.

ULT Therefore, thus says Yahweh of hosts, “Behold, I am refining them and will test them,
⇔ for how shall I act from before the face of the daughter of my people?

UST Therefore I, Yahweh, commander of the angel armies, say this:
⇔ Listen carefully to what I say: I will test my people, like a metalworker puts metal in a hot fire to completely burn out the impure bits.
⇔ Because of all the evil things that my people have done, there is absolutely nothing else that I can do.

BSB Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold, I will refine them and test them, for what else can I do because of[fn] the daughter of My people?
⇔ 
⇔ 
⇔

OEB Therefore thus saith Jehovah of Hosts,
⇔ Behold I will smelt them and test them,
⇔ For alas! I must turn Mine eyes away
⇔ From the daughter of My people.

WEBBE Therefore the LORD of Armies says,
⇔ “Behold, I will melt them and test them;
⇔ for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?

WMBB Therefore the LORD of Hosts says,
⇔ “Behold, I will melt them and test them;
⇔ for how should I deal with the daughter of my people?

NET Therefore the Lord who rules over all says,
⇔ “I will now purify them in the fires of affliction and test them.
⇔ The wickedness of my dear people has left me no choice.
⇔ What else can I do?

LSV Therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts: “Behold, I am refining them, and have tried them,
For how do I deal with the daughter of My people?

FBV So this is what the Lord Almighty says: Look, I'm going to test them and purify them like metal in a furnace. What else can I do because of what my people have done?

T4T ¶ Therefore I, the Commander of the armies of angels, say this:
⇔ Listen carefully to what I say: I will cause my people to experience great afflictions,
⇔ like a metalworker puts metal in a hot fire [MET] to completely burn out the impure bits.
⇔ Because of all the evil things that my people have done,
⇔ there is absolutely nothing else [RHQ] that I can do.

LEB No LEB JER book available

BBE So the Lord of armies has said, See, I will make them soft in the fire and put them to the test; this I will do because of their evil-doing.

Moff No Moff JER book available

JPS (9-6) Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Behold, I will smelt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of My people?

ASV Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?

DRA Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Behold I will melt, and try them: for what else shall I do before the daughter of my people?

YLT Therefore, thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, I am refining them, and have tried them, For how do I do because of the daughter of My people?

Drby Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else could I do for the daughter of my people?

RV Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how else should I do, because of the daughter of my people? )

SLT For this, thus said Jehovah of armies, Behold me melting them, and I tried them; for how shall I do for the face of the daughter of my people?

Wbstr Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

KJB-1769 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the LORD of hosts/armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people? )

KJB-1611 Therfore thus saith the LORD of hostes; Behold, I will melt them, and trie them: for how shall I doe for the daughter of my people?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JER book available

Gnva Therefore thus sayth the Lord of hostes, Behold, I wil melt them, and trie them: for what should I els do for the daughter of my people?
(Therefore thus saith/says the Lord of hosts/armies, Behold, I will melt them, and try them: for what should I else do for the daughter of my people? )

Cvdl No Cvdl JER book available

Wycl No Wycl JER book available

Luth No Luth JER book available

ClVg Propterea hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce ego conflabo, et probabo eos: quid enim aliud faciam a facie filiæ populi mei?[fn]
(That's_why these_things he_says Master hosts/soldiers: Behold I conflabo, and probabo them: what because something_else I_will_do from face daughters of_the_people mei? )

9.7 Et probabo eos. HIER. In fornace tribulationis. Vasa figuli probat fornax Eccli. 27.: ut quidquid in nobis adulterinæ materiæ est, excoquatur. Argentum enim Domini igne examinatum, probatum terræ, purgatum septuplum Psal. 11..

9.7 And probabo them. HIER. In fornace tribulation. Vasa potters approves fornax Eccli. 27.: as whatever in/into/on us adulterinæ motheriæ it_is, excoquatur. Silver because Master with_fire examinatum, approvesum of_the_earth/land, purgatum sevenfold Psal. 11..

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JER book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) to refine them

(Some words not found in UHB: arrow deadly tongue_of,their deceit speaks in/on/at/with,mouth_of,his peace DOM his/its=neighbour speaks and,in/on/at/with,heart_of,his sets_up ambush_of,him )

Yahweh speaks of testing the people and dealing with their evil ways, as if they were metal that he were melting in a crucible to remove its impurities.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) for what else can I do, because of what my people have done?

(Some words not found in UHB: arrow deadly tongue_of,their deceit speaks in/on/at/with,mouth_of,his peace DOM his/its=neighbour speaks and,in/on/at/with,heart_of,his sets_up ambush_of,him )

Yahweh uses this rhetorical question to state that this is how he needs to deal with his people because of what they have done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “for this is how I must deal with my people because of what they have done.”

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