Jeremiah
Jeremiah 15:10
10Woe to me, my mother,
that you have borne me,
a man of strife and conflict
in all the land.
I have neither lent nor borrowed,
yet everyone curses me.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woe | אֽוֹי־ | ’ō·w- | Interjection | H188 woe! |
| to me | לִ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| my mother | אִמִּ֔י | ’im·mî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H517 mother |
| that | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have borne me | יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי | yə·liḏ·ti·nî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular; first person common singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of strife | רִ֛יב | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| and conflict | מָד֖וֹן | mā·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H4066 strife, contention |
| in all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| I have neither | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| lent | נָשִׁ֥יתִי | nā·šî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5383 lend, borrow |
| nor | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| borrowed | נָֽשׁוּ־ | nā·šū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5383 lend, borrow |
| yet everyone | כֻּלֹּ֥ה | kul·lōh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| curses me | מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃ס | mə·qal·la·w·nî | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H7043 be slight, swift, trifling |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 6:22 · Psalm 120:5–6 · Matthew 10:21–23 · Acts 16:20–22 · Acts 17:6–8 · Jeremiah 1:18–19 · Job 3:1–26 · Luke 2:34 · Jeremiah 15:20 · Ezekiel 3:7–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.