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Jeremiah 10:24

O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

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יַסְּרֵ֥נִיyasrenichastiseיָסַרverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “chastise”, a commandH3256to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instructbind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).בְּמִשְׁפָּ֑טbemishpatin lawמִשְׁפָּטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…אַלalnotאַלparticle, negative — “not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.בְּאַפְּךָ֖beapkhain faceאַףpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.פֶּןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.תַּמְעִטֵֽנִיtamitenifewמָעַטverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “few”, an unfinished actionH4591properly, to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)suffer to decrease, diminish, (be, [idiom] borrow a, give, make) few (in number, -ness), gather least (little), be (seem) little, ([idiom] give the) less, be minished, bring to nothing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

O LORD, correct me, but in measure; not in Thine anger, lest Thou diminish me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Young’s Literal Translation

Chastise me, O Jehovah, only in judgment, Not in Thine anger, lest Thou make me small.

World English Bible

Yahweh, correct me, but gently; not in your anger, lest you reduce me to nothing.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Douay-Rheims

Correct me, O Lord, but yet with judgement: and not in fury, lest thou bring me to nothing.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

O LORD, correct me, but in measure; not in Thine anger, lest Thou diminish me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Chasten us, O Lord, but with judgment; and not in wrath, lest thou make us few.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παίδευσον ἡμᾶς Κύριε, πλὴν ἐν κρίσει καὶ μὴ ἐν θυμῷ, ἵνα μὴ ὀλίγους ἡμᾶς ποιήσῃς.