Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:11
11And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?”
“I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to me | אֵלַ֣י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| asking | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| what | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| see | רֹאֶ֖ה | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| see | רֹאֶֽה׃ | rō·’eh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| a branch | מַקֵּ֥ל | maq·qêl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4731 rod, staff |
| of an almond tree | שָׁקֵ֖ד | šā·qêḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H8247 almond(-tree) |
| I replied | וָאֹמַ֕ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 7:8 · Amos 8:2 · Zechariah 5:2 · Jeremiah 24:3 · Zechariah 4:2 · Numbers 17:8 · Ezekiel 7:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.