Jeremiah

Jeremiah 15:1–4

¹Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go! ²If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says:

‘Those destined for death, to death;

those destined for the sword, to the sword;^a

those destined for famine, to famine;

and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’

³I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. ⁴I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.

Footnotes

a 15:2 See Revelation 13:10|REV 13:10.

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Jeremiah 15:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלַ֔י	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Even if	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
Moses	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses
and Samuel	וּשְׁמוּאֵל֙	ū·šə·mū·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
should stand	יַעֲמֹ֨ד	ya·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
before Me	לְפָנַ֔י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
My heart	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
would not	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
go out to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Send them	שַׁלַּ֥ח	šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H7971 send
from	מֵֽעַל־	mê·‘al-	Preposition-m	H5921 height
My presence	פָּנַ֖י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
and let them go	וְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃	wə·yê·ṣê·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out

Jeremiah 15:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they ask you	יֹאמְר֥וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Where	אָ֣נָה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
shall we go	נֵצֵ֑א	nê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H3318 go or come out
you are to tell them	וְאָמַרְתָּ֨	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that	אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Those	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
destined for death	לַמָּ֤וֶת	lam·mā·weṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
to death	לַמָּ֙וֶת֙	lam·mā·weṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
those	וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
destined for the sword	לַחֶ֙רֶב֙	la·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
to the sword	לַחֶ֔רֶב	la·ḥe·reḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
those	וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
destined for famine	לָֽרָעָב֙	lā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
to famine	לָֽרָעָ֔ב	lā·rā·‘āḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and those	וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
destined for captivity	לַשְּׁבִ֖י	laš·šə·ḇî	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives
to captivity	לַשֶּֽׁבִי׃	laš·še·ḇî	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives

Jeremiah 15:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will appoint	וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י	ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
over them	עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
four	אַרְבַּ֤ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular	H702 four
kinds of destroyers	מִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙	miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4940 clan
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the sword	הַחֶ֣רֶב	ha·ḥe·reḇ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
to kill	לַֽהֲרֹ֔ג	la·hă·rōḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2026 kill, slay
the dogs	הַכְּלָבִ֖ים	hak·kə·lā·ḇîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3611 dog
to drag away	לִסְחֹ֑ב	lis·ḥōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5498 drag
and the birds	ע֧וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and beasts	בֶּהֱמַ֥ת	be·hĕ·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the earth	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to devour	לֶאֱכֹ֥ל	le·’ĕ·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
and destroy	וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃	ū·lə·haš·ḥîṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7843 go to ruin (?)

Jeremiah 15:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will make them	וּנְתַתִּ֣ים	ū·nə·ṯat·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
a horror	לִזְוָעָה	liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2113 a trembling
to all	לְכֹ֖ל	lə·ḵōl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the kingdoms	מַמְלְכ֣וֹת	mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
of the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
because of	בִּ֠גְלַל	biḡ·lal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1558 account
what	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Manasseh	מְנַשֶּׁ֤ה	mə·naš·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4519 Manasseh
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Hezekiah	יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙	yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
did	עָשָׂ֖ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem