2 Kings
2 Kings 19:21
21This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him:
‘The Virgin Daughter of Zion
despises you and mocks you;
the Daughter of Jerusalem
shakes her head behind you.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | זֶ֣ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is the word | הַדָּבָ֔ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has spoken | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| against him | עָלָ֑יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| The Virgin | בְּתוּלַת֙ | bə·ṯū·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1330 virgin |
| Daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Zion | צִיּ֔וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| despises | בָּזָ֨ה | bā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H959 despise |
| you | לְךָ֜ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and mocks | לָעֲגָ֣ה | lā·‘ă·ḡāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H3932 mock, deride |
| you | לְךָ֗ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| the Daughter | בַּ֖ת | baṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| shakes | הֵנִ֔יעָה | hê·nî·‘āh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter |
| her head | רֹ֣אשׁ | rōš | Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| behind you | אַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 2:13 · Job 16:4 · Matthew 27:39 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Lamentations 2:15 · Isaiah 37:21–35 · Psalm 109:25 · Psalm 22:7–8
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.