Jeremiah
Jeremiah 13:17–18
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.”
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 13:17
| 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 13:17 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.