Jeremiah
Jeremiah 14:18
18If I go out to the country,
I see those slain by the sword;
if I enter the city,
I see those ravaged by famine!
For both prophet and priest
travel to a land they do not know.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I go out | יָצָ֣אתִי | yā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to the country | הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| I see | וְהִנֵּה֙ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| those slain | חַלְלֵי־ | ḥal·lê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2491 pierced |
| by the sword | חֶ֔רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| if | וְאִם֙ | wə·’im | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I enter | בָּ֣אתִי | bā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| I see | וְהִנֵּ֖ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| those ravaged | תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י | ta·ḥă·lū·’ê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8463 malady |
| by famine | רָעָ֑ב | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| both | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| prophet | נָבִ֧יא | nā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| and | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| priest | כֹּהֵ֛ן | kō·hên | Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| travel | סָחֲר֥וּ | sā·ḥă·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5503 travel round, palpitate |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a land | אֶ֖רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| they do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדָֽעוּ׃ס | yā·ḏā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 7:15 · Lamentations 1:20 · Jeremiah 8:10 · Deuteronomy 28:36 · Jeremiah 52:6–7 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Jeremiah 6:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.