Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:12
12Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Although | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they may fast | יָצֻ֗מוּ | yā·ṣu·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6684 abstain from food, fast |
| I will not | אֵינֶ֤נִּי | ’ê·nen·nî | Adverb; first person common singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| listen to | שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ | šō·mê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| their cry | רִנָּתָ֔ם | rin·nā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7440 ringing cry |
| although | וְכִ֧י | wə·ḵî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they may offer | יַעֲל֛וּ | ya·‘ă·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| burnt offerings | עֹלָ֥ה | ‘ō·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
| and grain offerings | וּמִנְחָ֖ה | ū·min·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4503 gift, tribute, offering |
| I will not | אֵינֶ֣נִּי | ’ê·nen·nî | Adverb; first person common singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| accept them | רֹצָ֑ם | rō·ṣām | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| Instead | כִּ֗י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | אָנֹכִ֖י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will finish them off | מְכַלֶּ֥ה | mə·ḵal·leh | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| by sword | בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and famine | וּבָרָעָ֣ב | ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and plague | וּבַדֶּ֔בֶר | ū·ḇad·de·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 11:11 · Proverbs 1:28 · Ezekiel 8:18 · Zechariah 7:13 · Micah 3:4 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Jeremiah 6:20 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Jeremiah 24:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.