Jeremiah

Jeremiah 13:16–18

¹⁶Give glory to the LORD your God

before He brings darkness,

before your feet stumble

on the dusky mountains.

You wait for light,

but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

¹⁷But if you do not listen,

I will weep in secret because of your pride.

My eyes will overflow with tears,

because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.

¹⁸Say to the king

and to the queen mother:

“Take a lowly seat,

for your glorious crowns have fallen from your heads.”

Read all of Jeremiah 13

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 13:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	תְּנוּ֩	tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
glory	כָּבוֹד֙	kā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
before	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
He brings darkness	יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ	yaḥ·šiḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2821 be, grow dark
before	וּבְטֶ֛רֶם	ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
your feet	רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם	raḡ·lê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H7272 foot
stumble	יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ	yiṯ·nag·gə·p̄ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5062 strike, smite
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the dusky	נָ֑שֶׁף	nā·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
mountains	הָ֣רֵי	hā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
You wait	וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם	wə·qiw·wî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6960 wait for
for light	לְאוֹר֙	lə·’ō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H216 light
but He turns it	וְשָׂמָ֣הּ	wə·śā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
into deep gloom	לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת	lə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
and	יָשִׁית	yå̄·šīṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7896 put, set
thick darkness	לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃	la·‘ă·rā·p̄el	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6205 cloud, heavy cloud

Jeremiah 13:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But if	וְאִם֙	wə·’im	Conjunction	H518 if
you do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
listen	תִשְׁמָע֔וּהָ	ṯiš·mā·‘ū·hā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
I	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
will weep	תִּבְכֶּֽה־	tiḇ·keh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
in secret	בְּמִסְתָּרִ֥ים	bə·mis·tā·rîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H4565 secret place, hiding place
because of	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
your pride	גֵוָ֑ה	ḡê·wāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1466 pride
My eyes	עֵינִי֙	‘ê·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H5869 eye
will overflow	וְתֵרַ֤ד	wə·ṯê·raḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
with tears	דִּמְעָ֔ה	dim·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1832 tears
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD’s	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
flock	עֵ֥דֶר	‘ê·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5739 flock, herd
has been taken captive	נִשְׁבָּ֖ה	niš·bāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7617 take captive

Jeremiah 13:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Say	אֱמֹ֥ר	’ĕ·mōr	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to the king	לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	lam·me·leḵ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
and to the queen mother	וְלַגְּבִירָ֖ה	wə·lag·gə·ḇî·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1377 lady, queen
Take a lowly	הַשְׁפִּ֣ילוּ	haš·pî·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H8213 be or become low, be abased
seat	שֵׁ֑בוּ	šê·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your glorious	תִּֽפְאַרְתְּכֶֽם׃	tip̄·’ar·tə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H8597 beauty, glory
crowns	עֲטֶ֖רֶת	‘ă·ṭe·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5850 crown, wreath
have fallen	יָרַד֙	yā·raḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
from your heads	מַרְאֲשׁ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם	mar·’ă·šō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H4761 headship, dominion

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 13:16 Isaiah 8:22 · Isaiah 59:9 · Proverbs 4:19 · Isaiah 60:2 · Joshua 7:19 · Isaiah 5:30 · Amos 8:9–10 · Jeremiah 23:12 · 1 Samuel 6:5 · Exodus 10:21 · John 12:35 · Jeremiah 4:23

Jeremiah 13:17 Malachi 2:2 · Jeremiah 9:1 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Luke 19:41–42 · Psalm 80:1 · Romans 9:2–4 · Psalm 119:136 · Lamentations 2:18 · Ezekiel 34:31 · 1 Samuel 15:35 · Lamentations 1:16

Jeremiah 13:18 Jeremiah 22:26 · 2 Kings 24:12 · 2 Kings 24:15 · 2 Chronicles 33:12 · 2 Chronicles 33:19 · Isaiah 47:1 · James 4:10 · Exodus 10:3 · Matthew 18:4 · Isaiah 3:26 · 1 Peter 5:6 · Jonah 3:6

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.