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Jeremiah 8:17

For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.

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כִּי֩kiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…הִנְנִ֨יhinniifהֵןparticle, demonstrative, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַmeshalechasendשָׁלַחverb, piel, participle, absolute — “send”, a verb used as a describing wordH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בָּכֶ֗םbakheminבָּכֶ֗םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in”inנְחָשִׁים֙nechashimserpentנָחָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “serpent”, the ordinary formH5175a snake (from its hiss)serpent.צִפְעֹנִ֔יםtsifonimadderצֶפַעnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “adder”, the ordinary formH6848a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing)adder, cockatrice.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֵיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לָהֶ֖םlahemtoלָהֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toלָ֑חַשׁlachashprayerלַחַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prayer”, the ordinary formH3908properly, a whisper, i.e. by implication, (in a good sense) a private prayer, (in a bad one) an incantation; concretely, an amuletcharmed, earring, enchantment, orator, prayer.וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּvenishkhvand biteנָשַׁךְconjunction, verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and bite”, a completed action in a sequenceH5391to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loanbite, lend upon usury.אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhemobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “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).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)

For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For, behold, I will send serpents, adders, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

For, lo, I am sending among you serpents, Vipers that have no charmer, And they have bitten you, an affirmation of Jehovah.

World English Bible

“For, behold, I will send serpents, adders among you, which will not be charmed; and they will bite you,” says Yahweh.

Darby Translation

For behold, I send among you serpents, vipers against which there is no charm, and they shall bite you, saith Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

For behold I will send among you serpents, basilisks, against which there is no charm: and they shall bite you, saith the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For, behold, I send forth against you deadly serpents, which cannot be charmed, and they shall bite you

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διότι ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐξαποστέλλω εἰς ὑμᾶς ὄφεις θανατοῦντας, οἷς οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπᾴσαι, καὶ δήξονται ὑμᾶς