Jeremiah 13:7 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and I go to Phrat, and dig, and take the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and lo, the girdle hath been marred, it is not profitable for anything.

English ASV

Then I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

English Amplified

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug and took the girdle or waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the girdle was decayed and spoiled; it was good for nothing.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug and took the girdle or waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the girdle was decayed and spoiled; it was good for nothing.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth, and I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But now it was ruined—of no use at all.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So I went to the Euphrates and dug up the underwear and got it from the place where I had hidden it, but it was ruined — of no use at all.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.

English EASY 2024

So I went back to Perath. I dug out the belt from the place where I had hidden it. But it had become spoiled. I could not use it any more.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth. I took it out of the crack in the rocks where I had hidden it. But now I could not wear the loincloth, because it was ruined. It was not good for anything.

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the loincloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So I went back, and when I found the place where I had hidden them, I saw that they were ruined and were no longer any good.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So I went back to the Euphrates and dug it up. I got the belt from where I had buried it. Now the belt was ruined. It was good for nothing.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So I went to the Euphrates and dug up the underwear and got it from the place where I had hidden it, but it was ruined-- of no use whatsoever.

English KJV 1611

Then I went to Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

English LSB

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the belt from the place where I had hidden it; and behold, the belt was ruined; it was totally worthless.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and took the waistband from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistband was destroyed. It was profitable for nothing.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the waistband from the place where I had hidden it; and lo, the waistband was ruined, it was totally worthless.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Again I went to the Parath, sought out and took the loincloth from the place where I had hid it. But it was rotted, good for nothing!

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

So I went to Perath and dug up the shorts from the place where I had buried them. I found that they were ruined; they were good for nothing.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So I went to Perath. I dug up the belt. I took it from the place where I had hidden it. But it had rotted. It was completely useless.

English NIV

So I went to Perath and dug up the belt and took it from the place where I had hidden it, but now it was ruined and completely useless.

English NKJ 1982

Then I went to the Euphrates and dug, and I took the sash from the place where I had hidden it; and there was the sash, ruined. It was profitable for nothing.

English NLT

So I went to the Euphrates and dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was mildewed and falling apart. The belt was useless.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the loincloth from the place where I had hidden it. But now the loincloth was ruined; it was good for nothing.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

So I went to Perath and dug up the loincloth from where I had buried it, and I found it ruined. It was worthless.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then I went to the Euphrates, and dug, and I took the waistcloth from the place where I had hidden it. And behold, the waistcloth was spoiled; it was good for nothing.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And I did; I dug it out of the hole where I had hidden it. But now it was mildewed and falling apart. It was utterly useless!

English Tyndale 1537

Then went I to Euphrates, and digged up, and took the breech from the place where I had hid it: and, behold, the breech was corrupt, so that it was profitable for nothing.