Jeremiah 17:16 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
American Standard Version (ASV)
As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
As for me, I have not said; Let the day of trouble come to them quickly; and I have not been hoping for the death-giving day; you have knowledge of what came from my lips; it was open before you.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
But as for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd in following thee, neither have I desired the fatal day, thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was before thy face.
World English Bible (WEB)
As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you; neither have I desired the woeful day; you know: that which came out of my lips was before your face.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I hastened not from feeding after Thee, And the desperate day I have not desired, Thou -- Thou hast known, The produce of my lips, before Thy face it hath been,
| being right As for | וַאֲנִ֞י | waʾănî | va-uh-NEE |
| me, I | לֹא | lōʾ | loh |
| not | אַ֣צְתִּי׀ | ʾaṣtî | ATS-tee |
| have hastened pastor a | מֵרֹעֶ֣ה | mērōʿe | may-roh-EH |
| from to | אַחֲרֶ֗יךָ | ʾaḥărêkā | ah-huh-RAY-ha |
| follow day; | וְי֥וֹם | wĕyôm | veh-YOME |
| woeful the thee: | אָנ֛וּשׁ | ʾānûš | ah-NOOSH |
| neither desired | לֹ֥א | lōʾ | loh |
| I | הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי | hitʾawwêtî | heet-ah-WAY-tee |
| have | אַתָּ֣ה | ʾattâ | ah-TA |
| thou | יָדָ֑עְתָּ | yādāʿĕttā | ya-DA-eh-ta |
| knowest: out came which | מוֹצָ֣א | môṣāʾ | moh-TSA |
| that | שְׂפָתַ֔י | śĕpātay | seh-fa-TAI |
| my lips | נֹ֥כַח | nōkaḥ | NOH-hahk |
| before | פָּנֶ֖יךָ | pānêkā | pa-NAY-ha |
| thee. of was | הָיָֽה׃ | hāyâ | ha-YA |