Jeremiah
Jeremiah 13:17
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.