Jeremiah

Jeremiah 15:2–4

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 15:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they ask youיֹאמְר֥וּyō·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Whereאָ֣נָה’ā·nāhInterrogativeH575 where?
shall we goנֵצֵ֑אnê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH3318 go or come out
you are to tell themוְאָמַרְתָּ֨wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
thatאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
this is whatכֹּֽה־kōh-AdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Thoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
destined for deathלַמָּ֤וֶתlam·mā·weṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4194 death
to deathלַמָּ֙וֶת֙lam·mā·weṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4194 death
thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רwa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
destined for the swordלַחֶ֙רֶב֙la·ḥe·reḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
to the swordלַחֶ֔רֶבla·ḥe·reḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֤רwa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
destined for famineלָֽרָעָב֙lā·rā·‘āḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
to famineלָֽרָעָ֔בlā·rā·‘āḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
and thoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רwa·’ă·šerConjunctive waw; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
destined for captivityלַשְּׁבִ֖יlaš·šə·ḇîPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7628 captivity, captives
to captivityלַשֶּֽׁבִי׃laš·še·ḇîPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7628 captivity, captives

Jeremiah 15:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will appointוּפָקַדְתִּ֨יū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
over themעֲלֵיהֶ֜ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
fourאַרְבַּ֤ע’ar·ba‘Number - feminine singularH702 four
kinds of destroyersמִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙miš·pā·ḥō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH4940 clan
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the swordהַחֶ֣רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
to killלַֽהֲרֹ֔גla·hă·rōḡPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH2026 kill, slay
the dogsהַכְּלָבִ֖יםhak·kə·lā·ḇîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3611 dog
to drag awayלִסְחֹ֑בlis·ḥōḇPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5498 drag
and the birdsע֧וֹף‘ō·wp̄Noun - masculine singular constructH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the airהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםhaš·šā·ma·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH8064 sky, aloft
and beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe·hĕ·maṯNoun - feminine singular constructH929 beast, animal, cattle
of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
to devourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle·’ĕ·ḵōlPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH398 eat
and destroyוּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ū·lə·haš·ḥîṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH7843 go to ruin (?)

Jeremiah 15:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will make themוּנְתַתִּ֣יםū·nə·ṯat·tîmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
a horrorלִזְוָעָהliz·wå̄·ʿå̄hPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH2113 a trembling
to allלְכֹ֖לlə·ḵōlPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam·lə·ḵō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign
of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
because ofבִּ֠גְלַלbiḡ·lalPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH1558 account
whatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֤הmə·naš·šehNoun - proper - masculine singularH4519 Manasseh
sonבֶן־ḇen-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2396 Chizkijah
kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
didעָשָׂ֖ה‘ā·śāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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Jeremiah 15:2 Jeremiah 43:11 · Zechariah 11:9 · Revelation 6:3–8 · Revelation 13:10 · Ezekiel 5:2 · Ezekiel 5:12 · Jeremiah 14:12 · Isaiah 24:18 · Jeremiah 24:9–10 · Daniel 9:12 · Amos 5:19

Jeremiah 15:3 Deuteronomy 28:26 · Leviticus 26:22 · Leviticus 26:16 · Revelation 6:8 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Leviticus 26:25 · Isaiah 18:6 · Jeremiah 7:33 · 1 Kings 21:23–24 · Revelation 19:17–18 · Isaiah 56:9–10

Jeremiah 15:4 Jeremiah 24:9 · 2 Kings 24:3–4 · 2 Kings 21:16–17 · 2 Kings 21:11–13 · 2 Kings 23:26–27 · Ezekiel 23:46 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · Jeremiah 29:18 · 2 Kings 21:2 · Leviticus 26:33 · Jeremiah 34:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.