11 translations · Hebrew
Jeremiah 20:11
But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
Jeremiah 20:11 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
- KJV King James Version
- But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
- ASV American Standard Version
- But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one and a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And YHWH [is] with me, as a mighty, awesome One, || Therefore my persecutors stumble and do not prevail, || They have been exceedingly ashamed, || For they have not acted wisely, || Continuous confusion is not forgotten.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But the Lord stands beside me like a powerful warrior. So those who are attacking me will fall. They won't win! Because they're not successful they will be totally disgraced. Their shame won't ever be forgotten.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And Jehovah [is] with me, as a terrible mighty one, Therefore my persecutors stumble and prevail not, They have been exceedingly ashamed, For they have not acted wisely, Confusion age-during is not forgotten.
- DBY Darby Translation
- But Jehovah is with me as a mighty terrible one; therefore my persecutors shall stumble and shall not prevail; they shall be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered: it shall be an everlasting confusion that shall not be forgotten.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But the Lord is with me as a strong warrior: therefore they that persecute me shall fall, and shall be weak: they shall be greatly confounded, because they have not understood the everlasting reproach, which never shall be effaced.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | But the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אוֹתִי֙ | ’ō·w·ṯî | is with me | H854 אֵת with |
| כְּגִבּ֣וֹר | kə·ḡib·bō·wr | warrior | H1368 גִּבּוֹר mighty man |
| עָרִ֔יץ | ‘ā·rîṣ | like a fearsome | H6184 עָרִיץ ruthless |
| עַל־ | ‘al- | Therefore | H5921 עַל upon |
| כֵּ֛ן | kên | — | H3651 כֵּן right |
| רֹדְפַ֥י | rō·ḏə·p̄ay | my persecutors | H7291 רָדַף to pursue |
| יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ | yik·kā·šə·lū | will stumble | H3782 כָּשַׁל to stumble |
| וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | and will not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יֻכָ֑לוּ | yu·ḵā·lū | prevail | H3201 יָכֹל be able |
| בֹּ֤שׁוּ | bō·šū | put to shame | H954 בּוֹשׁ be ashamed |
| מְאֹד֙ | mə·’ōḏ | they will be utterly | H3966 מְאֹד much |
| כִּֽי־ | kî- | Since | H3588 כִּי for |
| לֹ֣א | lō | they have not | H3808 לֹא not |
| הִשְׂכִּ֔ילוּ | hiś·kî·lū | succeeded | H7919 שָׂכַל be prudent |
| כְּלִמַּ֥ת | kə·lim·maṯ | disgrace | H3639 כְּלִמָּה shame |
| עוֹלָ֖ם | ‘ō·w·lām | with an everlasting | H5769 עוֹלָם forever: enduring |
| לֹ֥א | lō | that will never | H3808 לֹא not |
| תִשָּׁכֵֽחַ׃ | ṯiš·šā·ḵê·aḥ | be forgotten | H7911 שָׁכַח to forget |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 1:19
They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you”, says Yahweh, “to rescue you.”
- Jeremiah 1:8
Don’t be afraid because of them, for I am with you to rescue you,” says Yahweh.
- Jeremiah 15:20
I will make you to this people a fortified bronze wall. They will fight against you, but they will not prevail against you; for I am with you to save you and to deliver you,” says Yahweh.
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Jeremiah 17:18
Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but let not me be disappointed. Let them be dismayed, but don’t let me be dismayed. Bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
- Psalm 40:14
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who seek after my soul to destroy it. Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor who delight in my hurt.
- Psalm 6:10
May all my enemies be ashamed and dismayed. They shall turn back, they shall be disgraced suddenly.
- Psalm 35:26
Let them be disappointed and confounded together who rejoice at my calamity. Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me.
- Jeremiah 23:40
I will bring an everlasting reproach on you, and a perpetual shame, which will not be forgotten.’”
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
9 If I say, I will not make mention of him, or speak any more in his name, then there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I can’t.
10 For I have heard the defaming of many, “Terror on every side! Denounce, and we will denounce him!” say all my familiar friends, those who watch for my fall. “Perhaps he will be persuaded, and we will prevail against him, and we will take our revenge on him.”
11 But Yahweh is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which will never be forgotten.
12 But, Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you I have revealed my cause.
13 Sing to Yahweh! Praise Yahweh, for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.
Read all of Jeremiah 20 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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