Jeremiah
Jeremiah 15:16
16Your words were found, and I ate them.
Your words became my joy
and my heart’s delight.
For I bear Your name,
O LORD God of Hosts.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your words | דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ | ḏə·ḇā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| were found | נִמְצְא֤וּ | nim·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| and I ate them | וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם | wā·’ō·ḵə·lêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| Your words | דְבָרֶיךָ | ḏə·ḇå̄·rɛ·ḵå̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| became | וַיְהִ֤י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| my joy | לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן | lə·śā·śō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H8342 exultation, rejoicing |
| and my heart’s | לְבָבִ֑י | lə·ḇā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| delight | וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת | ū·lə·śim·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I bear | נִקְרָ֤א | niq·rā | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| Your name | שִׁמְךָ֙ | šim·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Hosts | צְבָאֽוֹת׃ס | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Revelation 10:9–10 · Ezekiel 3:1–3 · Psalm 119:101–103 · Job 23:12 · Psalm 19:10 · Psalm 119:111 · Psalm 119:97 · Psalm 119:72 · Jeremiah 14:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.