Jeremiah
Jeremiah 11:22
22So this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “I will punish them. Their young men will die by the sword, their sons and daughters by famine.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will punish them | פֹקֵ֖ד | p̄ō·qêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| Their young men | הַבַּֽחוּרִים֙ | hab·ba·ḥū·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| will die | יָמֻ֣תוּ | yā·mu·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| by the sword | בַחֶ֔רֶב | ḇa·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| their sons | בְּנֵיהֶם֙ | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | וּבְנ֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם | ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| by famine | בָּרָעָֽב׃ | bā·rā·‘āḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 18:21 · 2 Chronicles 36:17 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.