Jeremiah

Jeremiah 11:19–20

¹⁹For I was like a gentle lamb led to slaughter;

I did not know that they had plotted against me:

“Let us destroy the tree with its fruit;

let us cut him off from the land of the living,

that his name may be remembered no more.”

²⁰O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously,

who examines the heart^b and mind,

let me see Your vengeance upon them,

for to You I have committed my cause.

Footnotes

b 11:20 Hebrew the kidneys

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Jeremiah 11:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For I	וַאֲנִ֕י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
was like a gentle	אַלּ֖וּף	’al·lūp̄	Noun - masculine singular	H441 tame
lamb	כְּכֶ֥בֶשׂ	kə·ḵe·ḇeś	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3532 lamb
led	יוּבַ֣ל	yū·ḇal	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2986 conduct, bear along
to slaughter	לִטְב֑וֹחַ	liṭ·ḇō·w·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2873 slaughter, butcher, slay
I did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֜עְתִּי	yā·ḏa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3045 know
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they had plotted	חָשְׁב֣וּ	ḥā·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2803 think, account
against me	עָלַ֣י׀	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
Let us destroy	נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה	naš·ḥî·ṯāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
the tree	עֵ֤ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
with its fruit	בְּלַחְמוֹ֙	bə·laḥ·mōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
let us cut him off	וְנִכְרְתֶ֙נּוּ֙	wə·niḵ·rə·ṯen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of the living	חַיִּ֔ים	ḥay·yîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2416 alive, living
that his name	וּשְׁמ֖וֹ	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
may be remembered	יִזָּכֵ֥ר	yiz·zā·ḵêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
more	עֽוֹד׃	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance

Jeremiah 11:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O LORD	וַֽיהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
who judges	שֹׁפֵ֣ט	šō·p̄êṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H8199 judge, govern
righteously	צֶ֔דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
who examines	בֹּחֵ֥ן	bō·ḥên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H974 examine, try
the heart	כְּלָי֖וֹת	kə·lā·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H3629 kidneys
and mind	וָלֵ֑ב	wā·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
let me see	אֶרְאֶ֤ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H7200 see
Your vengeance	נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙	niq·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5360 vengeance
upon them	מֵהֶ֔ם	mê·hem	Preposition-m; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to You	אֵלֶ֖יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
I have committed	גִּלִּ֥יתִי	gil·lî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1540 uncover, remove
my cause	רִיבִֽי׃ס	rî·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7379 strife, dispute

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 11:19 Jeremiah 20:10 · Isaiah 53:7–8 · Psalm 83:4 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Job 28:13 · Psalm 31:13 · Psalm 27:13 · Numbers 1:14 · Luke 20:10–15 · Psalm 37:32–33 · Proverbs 7:22 · Isaiah 32:7

Jeremiah 11:20 Jeremiah 20:12 · Jeremiah 17:10 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Psalm 7:9 · Revelation 2:23 · Genesis 18:25 · Jeremiah 15:15 · Jeremiah 17:18 · Psalm 10:14–15 · 1 Chronicles 29:17 · Revelation 18:20 · 1 Chronicles 28:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.