King James Version

Jeremiah 31:14

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.

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וְרִוֵּיתִ֛יveriveytiand batheרָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and bathe”, a completed action in a sequenceH7301to slake the thirst (occasionally of other appetites)bathe, make drunk, (take the) fill, satiate, (abundantly) satisfy, soak, water (abundantly).נֶ֥פֶשׁnefeshcreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםhakohanimthe priestכֹּהֵןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.דָּ֑שֶׁןdashenashesדֶּשֶׁןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “ashes”, the ordinary formH1880the fat; abstractly fatness, i.e. (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrificesashes, fatness.וְעַמִּ֛יveamiand peopleעַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).טוּבִ֥יtuvigladnessטוּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “gladness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfarefair, gladness, good(-ness, thing, -s), joy, go well with.יִשְׂבָּ֖עוּyisbavfillשָׂבַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fill”, an unfinished actionH7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.נְאֻםneumsaidנְאֻםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “said”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5002an oracle(hath) said, saith.יְהוָֽהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And satisfied the soul of the priests [with] fatness, And My people with My goodness are satisfied, An affirmation of Jehovah.

World English Bible

I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people will be satisfied with my goodness,” says Yahweh.

Darby Translation

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

And I will fill the soul of the priests with fatness: and my people shall be filled with my good things, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, saith the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

How will ye say, We are strong, and men strong for war?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πῶς ἐρεῖτε, ἰσχυροί ἐσμεν, καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἰσχύων εἰς τὰ πολεμικά;