Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:7–8
7But the LORD told me:
“Do not say,
‘I am only a child.’
For to everyone I send you,
you must go,
and all that I command you,
you must speak.
8Do not be afraid of them,
for I am with you to deliver you,”
declares the LORD.
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.
Jeremiah 1:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| told | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| say | תֹּאמַ֖ר | tō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אָנֹ֑כִי | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| only a child | נַ֣עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| For | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| to | עַֽל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| everyone | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| I send you | אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ | ’eš·lā·ḥă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| you must go | תֵּלֵ֔ךְ | tê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I command you | אֲצַוְּךָ֖ | ’ă·ṣaw·wə·ḵā | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| you must speak | תְּדַבֵּֽר׃ | tə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
Jeremiah 1:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be afraid | תִּירָ֖א | tî·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| of them | מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם | mip·pə·nê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אֲנִ֛י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| with you | אִתְּךָ֥ | ’it·tə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
| to deliver you | לְהַצִּלֶ֖ךָ | lə·haṣ·ṣi·le·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 1:7 Ezekiel 3:27 · Mark 16:15–16 · Numbers 22:20 · Ezekiel 3:17–21 · 2 Chronicles 18:13 · Numbers 22:38 · Matthew 28:20 · Ezekiel 2:3–5 · Jeremiah 1:17–18
Jeremiah 1:8 Joshua 1:5 · Joshua 1:9 · Luke 12:4–5 · Isaiah 51:7 · Deuteronomy 31:6 · Jeremiah 15:20–21 · Hebrews 13:5–6 · Ezekiel 2:6–7 · Deuteronomy 31:8 · 2 Timothy 4:17–18 · Ezekiel 3:8–9 · Exodus 3:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.