NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thus saith'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. of hosts tsaba' (tsaw-baw') a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) Behold I will send shalach (shaw-lakh') to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) upon them the sword chereb (kheh'-reb) drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool. the famine ra`ab (raw-awb') hunger (more or less extensive) -- dearth, famine, + famished, hunger. and the pestilence deber (deh'-ber) a pestilence -- murrain, pestilence, plague. and will make nathan (naw-than') to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) them like vile sho`ar (sho-awr') harsh or horrid, i.e. offensive -- vile. figs t'en (teh-ane') the fig (tree or fruit) -- fig (tree). that cannot be eaten 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. they are so evil roa` (ro'-ah) badness (as marring), physically or morally -- be so bad, badness, (be so) evil, naughtiness, sadness, sorrow, wickedness. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Behold, I am sending upon them the sword, famine and pestilence, and I will make them like split-open figs that cannot be eaten due to rottenness. King James Bible Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is what the LORD of Hosts says: "I am about to send against them sword, famine, and plague and will make them like rotten figs that are inedible because they are so bad. International Standard Version This is what the LORD says: 'I'm about to send the sword, famine, and plague on them, and I'll make them like rotten figs that cannot be eaten because they're so bad. NET Bible The LORD who rules over all says, 'I will bring war, starvation, and disease on them. I will treat them like figs that are so rotten they cannot be eaten. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD of Armies says: I'm going to send them wars, famines, and plagues. These people are like rotten figs to me, figs that are so bad that they can't be eaten. King James 2000 Bible Thus says the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will send upon them the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile figs, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad. Links Jeremiah 29:17Jeremiah 29:17 NIV Jeremiah 29:17 NLT Jeremiah 29:17 ESV Jeremiah 29:17 NASB Jeremiah 29:17 KJV |
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