King James Version

Jeremiah 14:20

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.

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יָדַ֧עְנוּyadanvknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).רִשְׁעֵ֖נוּrishenviniquityרֶשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “iniquity”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7562a wrong (especially moral)iniquity, wicked(-ness).עֲוֺ֣ןaonfaultעָוֺןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּavoteynvfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.כִּ֥יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חָטָ֖אנוּchatanvby faultחָטָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, plural — “by fault”, a completed actionH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, even the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

We acknowledge, O Jehovah, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.

Young’s Literal Translation

We have known, O Jehovah, our wickedness, The iniquity of our fathers, For we have sinned against Thee.

World English Bible

We acknowledge, Yahweh, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against you.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, we acknowledge our wickedness, the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against thee.

Douay-Rheims

We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, the iniquities of our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

We acknowledge, O LORD, our wickedness, even the iniquity of our fathers; for we have sinned against Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

We know, O Lord, our sins, and the iniquities of our fathers: for we have sinned before thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔγνωμεν Κύριε ἁμαρτήματα ἡμῶν, ἀδικίας πατέρων ἡμῶν, ὅτι ἡμάρτομεν ἐναντίον σου.