Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:16
16And the people to whom they prophesy will be thrown into the streets of Jerusalem because of famine and sword. There will be no one to bury them or their wives, their sons or their daughters. I will pour out their own evil upon them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the people | וְהָעָ֣ם | wə·hā·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| to whom | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| prophesy | נִבְּאִ֣ים | nib·bə·’îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5012 prophesy |
| will be | יִֽהְי֣וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| thrown | מֻשְׁלָכִים֩ | muš·lā·ḵîm | Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| into the streets | בְּחֻצ֨וֹת | bə·ḥu·ṣō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2351 the outside |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֣י׀ | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| famine | הָרָעָ֣ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and sword | וְהַחֶ֗רֶב | wə·ha·ḥe·reḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| There will be no | וְאֵ֤ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one to bury | מְקַבֵּר֙ | mə·qab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H6912 bury |
| them | לָהֵ֔מָּה | lā·hêm·māh | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | |
| or their | הֵ֣מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| wives | נְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם | nə·šê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| their sons | וּבְנֵיהֶ֖ם | ū·ḇə·nê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| or their daughters | וּבְנֹֽתֵיהֶ֑ם | ū·ḇə·nō·ṯê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| I will pour out | וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֥י | wə·šā·p̄aḵ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| their own evil | רָעָתָֽם׃ | rā·‘ā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7451 bad, evil |
| upon them | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 15:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:33 · Psalm 79:2–3 · Proverbs 1:31 · Jeremiah 18:21 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Jeremiah 13:22–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.