Jeremiah 26:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Now, therefore, amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God. Then the LORD will relent concerning the disaster that He has pronounced against you.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֗ה הֵיטִ֤יבוּ דַרְכֵיכֶם֙ וּמַ֣עַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְשִׁמְע֕וּ בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וְיִנָּחֵ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-now hêṭîḇû ḏarḵêḵem and-maʿaləlêḵem and-šimʿû in-qôl Yəhwāh ʾĕlōhêḵem and-yinnāḥēm Yəhwāh concerning-the-rāʿāh which dibber against-you.

Grammar Details

• *hêṭîḇû*: Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - make good/improve
• *ḏarḵêḵem*: feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your ways
• *maʿaləlêḵem*: masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your deeds
• *šimʿû*: Qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen/obey
• *qôl*: construct state, masculine singular - voice of
• *ʾĕlōhêḵem*: masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your God
• *yinnāḥēm*: Niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will relent/change his mind
• *rāʿāh*: feminine singular with definite article - the evil/calamity
• *dibber*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he spoke

Word Meanings

• *yāṭaḇ*: be good/pleasing/favorable/improve
• *dereḵ*: way/path/road/journey
• *maʿălāl*: deed/practice/action
• *šāmaʿ*: hear/listen/obey
• *qôl*: voice/sound/noise
• *niḥam*: relent/change mind/comfort/regret
• *rāʿāh*: evil/disaster/calamity/distress

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will relent of the evil that he has pronounced against you.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now therefore amend{H3190} your ways{H1870} and your doings,{H4611} and obey{H8085} the voice{H6963} of Jehovah{H3068} your God;{H430} and Jehovah{H3068} will repent{H5162} him of the evil{H7451} that he hath pronounced{H1696} against you.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Therefore now amend{H3190}{(H8685)} your ways{H1870} and your doings{H4611}, and obey{H8085}{(H8798)} the voice{H6963} of the LORD{H3068} your God{H430}; and the LORD{H3068} will repent{H5162}{(H8735)} him of the evil{H7451} that he hath pronounced{H1696}{(H8765)} against you.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore amende youre wayes, and youre advysementes, and be obedient vnto the voyce of the LORDE youre God: so shal the LORDE repet of the plage, yt he had deuysed agaynst you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore nowe amende your wayes and your workes, and heare the voyce of the Lorde your God, that the Lorde may repent him of the plague, that he hath pronounced against you.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore amende your wayes, and your aduisementes, and be obedient vnto the voyce of the Lorde your God, so shall the Lorde repent of the plague that he hath deuised agaynst you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will repent him of the evil that he has pronounced against you.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And now, amend your ways, and your doings, and hearken to the voice of Jehovah your God, and Jehovah doth repent concerning the evil that He hath spoken against you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Jehovah your God; and Jehovah will repent him of the evil that he hath pronounced against you.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So now, make a change for the better in your ways and your doings, and give ear to the voice of the Lord your God; then the Lord will let himself be turned from the decision he has made against you for evil.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now therefore amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of Yahweh your God; and Yahweh will repent him of the evil that he has pronounced against you.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But correct the way you have been living and do what is right. Obey the LORD your God. If you do, the LORD will forgo destroying you as he threatened he would.

Referenced Verses

• Jer 35:15 : 15 I sent all My servants the prophets to you persistently, saying: 'Turn now, each one of you, from your evil ways and correct your deeds. Do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you shall dwell in the land I have given to you and your ancestors.' But you did not incline your ear or listen to Me.
• Jer 18:8 : 8 But if that nation I have warned repents of its evil, then I will relent concerning the disaster I had planned to bring upon it.
• Jer 26:3 : 3 Perhaps they will listen and turn, each one, from their evil ways. Then I will relent concerning the disaster that I plan to bring on them because of the evil they have done.
• Joel 2:14 : 14 Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing—grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God.
• Jonah 3:9 : 9 Who knows? God may turn and relent and withdraw His fierce anger, so that we will not perish.”
• Jonah 4:2 : 2 And he prayed to the LORD, saying, 'O LORD, isn’t this what I said while I was still in my own land? That is why I tried to flee to Tarshish, for I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love, and relenting from sending calamity.
• Heb 5:9 : 9 And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.
• Jer 26:19 : 19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD and plead for His favor? And the LORD relented concerning the disaster that He pronounced against them. But we are about to bring a terrible disaster upon ourselves!
• Ezek 33:11 : 11 Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from their ways and live. Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! Why should you die, house of Israel?'
• Hos 14:1-4 : 1 Samaria will be found guilty, for she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women will be ripped open. 2 Return, Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled because of your sins. 3 Take words with you and return to the LORD. Say to him: 'Forgive all our sins and receive us graciously, that we may offer the sacrifice of our lips.' 4 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses. We will no longer call what we have made with our hands 'our gods.' In you the orphan finds mercy.
• Jer 36:3 : 3 Perhaps the house of Judah will hear about all the disaster I intend to bring upon them, so that each one may turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin.
• Jer 38:20 : 20 Jeremiah said, "They will not hand you over. Please listen to the voice of the LORD in what I am telling you, so that it may go well for you and your life will be spared.
• Exod 32:14 : 14 So the LORD relented concerning the disaster He had said He would bring on His people.
• Deut 32:36 : 36 For the LORD will vindicate His people and have compassion on His servants when He sees that their strength is gone and no one is left—neither slave nor free.
• Judg 2:18 : 18 Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for them, he was with the judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies as long as the judge lived. For the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed and afflicted them.
• Isa 1:19 : 19 If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
• Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Jer 7:3-7 : 3 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place.' 4 Do not trust deceitful words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’ 5 For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice between a person and their neighbor, 6 if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place, or follow other gods, bringing harm upon yourselves, 7 then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors forever and ever.
• Jer 42:10 : 10 "If you will indeed stay in this land, I will build you up and will not tear you down; I will plant you and will not uproot you, for I will relent concerning the disaster I have brought upon you.