Jeremiah

Jeremiah 14:17

¹⁷You are to speak this word to them:

‘My eyes overflow with tears;

day and night they do not cease,

for the virgin daughter of my people

has been shattered by a crushing blow,

a severely grievous wound.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You are to speak	וְאָמַרְתָּ֤	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
word	הַדָּבָ֣ר	had·dā·ḇār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
to them	אֲלֵיהֶם֙	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
My eyes	עֵינַ֥י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
overflow	תֵּרַ֨דְנָה	tê·raḏ·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
with tears	דִּמְעָ֛ה	dim·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1832 tears
day	וְיוֹמָ֖ם	wə·yō·w·mām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
and night	לַ֥יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
they do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
cease	תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה	tiḏ·me·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy
for	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the virgin	בְּתוּלַת֙	bə·ṯū·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1330 virgin
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּ֔י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
has been shattered	שֶׁ֨בֶר	še·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H7667 breaking, fracture, crushing, breach, crash
by a crushing	גָּד֜וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
blow	נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה	niš·bə·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
a severely	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
grievous	נַחְלָ֥ה	naḥ·lāh	Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H2470 be weak, sick
wound	מַכָּ֖ה	mak·kāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4347 blow, wound, slaughter

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 8:21 · Lamentations 1:15–16 · Lamentations 2:13 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Jeremiah 9:1 · Micah 6:13 · Psalm 119:136 · Psalm 39:10 · Lamentations 2:18 · Isaiah 37:22 · Jeremiah 10:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.