Jeremiah 12:10

Hebrew	רֹעִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ כַרְמִ֔י בֹּסְס֖וּ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( חֶלְקָתִ֑י נָֽתְנ֛וּ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( חֶלְקַ֥ת חֶמְדָּתִ֖י לְמִדְבַּ֥ר שְׁמָמָֽה
ESV	Many shepherds have destroyed my vineyard; they have trampled down my portion; they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.
NIV	Many shepherds will ruin my vineyard and trample down my field; they will turn my pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.
NLT	“Many rulers have ravaged my vineyard, trampling down the vines and turning all its beauty into a barren wilderness.
LXX	ποιμένες πολλοὶ διέφθειραν τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀμπελῶνά μου ἐμόλυναν τὴνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μερίδα μου ἔδωκαν μερίδα ἐπιθυμητήν μου εἰς ἔρημον ἄβατον
KJV	Many pastors have destroyed my vineyard, they have trodden my portion under foot, they have made my pleasant portion a desolate wilderness.

^{Jeremiah 12:9 ← Jeremiah 12:10 → Jeremiah 12:11}

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