King James Version

Jeremiah 17:15

Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.

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הִנֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.הֵ֕מָּהhemahtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.אֹמְרִ֖יםomerimsayאָמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “say”, a verb used as a describing wordH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֵלָ֑יelayamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אַיֵּ֥הayehwhereאַיֵּהparticle, interrogative — “where”H346where?where.דְבַרdevarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יָ֥בוֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, a wish or indirect commandH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…נָֽאnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, they say unto me: 'Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, they say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it come now.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, they are saying unto me: 'Where [is] the word of Jehovah? pray, let it come.'

World English Bible

Behold, they ask me, “Where is Yahweh’s word? Let it be fulfilled now.”

Darby Translation

Behold, these say unto me, Where is the word of Jehovah? let it then come!

Douay-Rheims

Behold they say to me: Where is the word of the Lord? let it come.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, they say unto me: 'Where is the word of the LORD? let it come now.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, they say to me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ αὐτοὶ λέγουσι πρὸς μὲ, ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ λόγος Κυρίου; ἐλθέτω.