Jeremiah 2:23 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
American Standard Version (ASV)
How canst thou say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: `thou art' a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
How are you able to say, I am not unclean, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, be clear about what you have done: you are a quick-footed camel twisting her way in and out;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
How sayest thou, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? See thy way in the valley, acknowledge what thou hast done -- a swift dromedary traversing her ways!
World English Bible (WEB)
How can you say, I am not defiled, I have not gone after the Baals? see your way in the valley, know what you have done: [you are] a swift dromedary traversing her ways;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
How sayest thou, `I have not been defiled, After the Baalim I have not gone?' See thy way in a valley, know what thou hast done, A swift dromedary winding her ways,
| How | אֵ֣יךְ | ʾêk | ake |
| canst thou say, | תֹּאמְרִ֞י | tōʾmĕrî | toh-meh-REE |
| I am not | לֹ֣א | lōʾ | loh |
| polluted, | נִטְמֵ֗אתִי | niṭmēʾtî | neet-MAY-tee |
| not have I | אַחֲרֵ֤י | ʾaḥărê | ah-huh-RAY |
| gone | הַבְּעָלִים֙ | habbĕʿālîm | ha-beh-ah-LEEM |
| after | לֹ֣א | lōʾ | loh |
| Baalim? | הָלַ֔כְתִּי | hālaktî | ha-LAHK-tee |
| see | רְאִ֤י | rĕʾî | reh-EE |
| way thy | דַרְכֵּךְ֙ | darkēk | dahr-kake |
| in the valley, | בַּגַּ֔יְא | baggay | ba-ɡA |
| know | דְּעִ֖י | dĕʿî | deh-EE |
| what | מֶ֣ה | me | meh |
| done: hast thou | עָשִׂ֑ית | ʿāśît | ah-SEET |
| thou art a swift | בִּכְרָ֥ה | bikrâ | beek-RA |
| dromedary | קַלָּ֖ה | qallâ | ka-LA |
| traversing | מְשָׂרֶ֥כֶת | mĕśāreket | meh-sa-REH-het |
| her ways; | דְּרָכֶֽיהָ׃ | dĕrākêhā | deh-ra-HAY-ha |