Jeremiah 45:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But you, are you seekingתְּבַקֶּשׁ־
(te·vak·kesh-)
1245: to seeka prim. root
great thingsגְדֹלֹ֖ות
(ge·do·lo·vt)
1419: greatfrom gadal
for yourself? Do not seekתְּבַקֵּ֑שׁ
(te·vak·kesh;)
1245: to seeka prim. root
[them]; for behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am going to bringמֵבִ֨יא
(me·vi)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
disaster 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
on allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
flesh,'בָּשָׂר֙
(ba·sar)
1320: fleshfrom basar
declaresנְאֻם־
(ne·'um-)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the LORD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
but I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨י
(ve·na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙
(naf·she·cha)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
to you as bootyלְשָׁלָ֔ל
(le·sha·lal,)
7998: a prey, spoil, plunder, bootyfrom shalal
in allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the placesהַמְּקֹמֹ֖ות
(ham·me·ko·mo·vt)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you may go.'"תֵּֽלֶךְ־
(te·lech-)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And seekest
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
thou great things
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
for thyself seek
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
them not for behold I will bring
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
upon all flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
but thy life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
will I give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
unto thee for a prey
shalal  (shaw-lawl')
booty -- prey, spoil.
in all places
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
whither thou goest
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them; for behold, I am going to bring disaster on all flesh,' declares the LORD, 'but I will give your life to you as booty in all the places where you may go.'"

King James Bible
And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I am about to bring disaster on every living creature--this is the LORD's declaration-- 'but I will grant you your life like the spoils of war wherever you go.'"

International Standard Version
Are you seeking great things for yourself? Don't seek them. Indeed, I'm about to bring disaster on all flesh,' declares the LORD, 'but your life will be spared wherever you go.'"

NET Bible
Are you looking for great things for yourself? Do not look for such things. For I, the LORD, affirm that I am about to bring disaster on all humanity. But I will allow you to escape with your life wherever you go."'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Are you looking for great things for yourself? Don't look for them, because I'm going to bring disaster on all people, declares the LORD. But wherever you go I will let you escape with your life.'"

King James 2000 Bible
And seek you great things for yourself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring disaster upon all flesh, says the LORD: but your life will I give unto you for a prize in all places where you go.
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