King James Version

Jeremiah 49:25

How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!

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אֵ֥יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…עֻזְּבָ֖הuzvahcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal passive, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “commit self”, a completed actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.עִ֣ירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.תהלהthlhpraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “praise”, the ordinary formH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.תְּהִלָּ֑תtehilatpraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.קִרְיַ֖תqiryatcityקִרְיָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7151building; a citycity.מְשׂוֹשִֽׂיmesosimirthמָשׂוֹשׂnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “mirth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4885delight, concretely (the cause or object) or abstractly (the feeling)joy, mirth, rejoice.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'How is the city of praise left unrepaired, the city of my joy?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?

Young’s Literal Translation

How is it not left — the city of praise, The city of my joy!

World English Bible

How is the city of praise not forsaken, the city of my joy?

Darby Translation

How is not the town of praise forsaken, the city of my joy!

Douay-Rheims

How have they forsaken the city of renown, the city of joy!

Jewish Publication Society (1917)