Jeremiah

Jeremiah 15:2–9

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.

5Who will have pity on you, O Jerusalem?

Who will mourn for you?

Who will turn aside

to ask about your welfare?

6You have forsaken Me, declares the LORD.

You have turned your back.

So I will stretch out My hand against you

and I will destroy you;

I am weary of showing compassion.

7I will scatter them with a winnowing fork

at the gates of the land.

I will bereave and destroy My people

who have not turned from their ways.

8I will make their widows more numerous

than the sand of the sea.

I will bring a destroyer at noon

against the mothers of young men.

I will suddenly bring upon them

anguish and dismay.

9The mother of seven will grow faint;

she will breathe her last breath.

Her sun will set while it is still day;

she will be disgraced and humiliated.

And the rest I will put to the sword

in the presence of their enemies,”

declares the LORD.

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

Jeremiah 15:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whoמִֽי־mî-InterrogativeH4310 who?
will have pityיַחְמֹ֤לyaḥ·mōlVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2550 spare
on youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙‘ā·la·yiḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH5921 height
O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Whoוּמִ֖יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
will mournיָנ֣וּדyā·nūḏVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
for youלָ֑ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
Whoוּמִ֣יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
will turn asideיָס֔וּרyā·sūrVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
to askלִשְׁאֹ֥לliš·’ōlPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7592 ask, inquire
about your welfareלְשָׁלֹ֖םlə·šā·lōmPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Jeremiah 15:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Youאַ֣תְּ’atPronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
have forsakenנָטַ֥שְׁתְּnā·ṭaštVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH5203 leave, forsake, permit
Meאֹתִ֛י’ō·ṯîDirect object marker; first person common singularH853 mark of the accusative
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
You have turned your backאָח֣וֹר’ā·ḥō·wrNoun - masculine singularH268 the hinder side, back part
So I will stretch outוָאַ֨טwā·’aṭConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
My handיָדִ֤יyā·ḏîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH3027 hand
against youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙‘ā·la·yiḵPreposition; second person feminine singularH5921 height
and I will destroy youוָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְwā·’aš·ḥî·ṯêḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singularH7843 go to ruin (?)
I am wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil·’ê·ṯîVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularH3811 be weary, impatient
of showing compassionהִנָּחֵֽם׃hin·nā·ḥêmVerb - Nifal - Infinitive constructH5162 be sorry, console

Jeremiah 15:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will scatter themוָאֶזְרֵ֥םwā·’ez·rêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH2219 scatter, fan, winnow
with a winnowing forkבְּמִזְרֶ֖הbə·miz·rehPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH4214 pitch-fork
at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbə·ša·‘ă·rêPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural constructH8179 gate
of the landהָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
I will bereaveשִׁכַּ֤לְתִּיšik·kal·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH7921 be bereaved
and destroyאִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙’ib·baḏ·tîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH6 perish
My peopleעַמִּ֔י‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
who have notלוֹא־lō·w-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
turnedשָֽׁבוּ׃šā·ḇūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7725 turn back, return
from their waysמִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖םmid·dar·ḵê·hemPreposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

Jeremiah 15:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will make their widowsאַלְמְנֹתָו֙ʾal·mə·nō·ṯå̄wNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH490 widow
more numerousעָֽצְמוּ־‘ā·ṣə·mū-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6105 be vast, mighty, numerous
than the sandמֵח֣וֹלmê·ḥō·wlPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH2344 sand
of the seaיַמִּ֔יםyam·mîmNoun - masculine pluralH3220 sea
I will bringהֵבֵ֨אתִיhê·ḇê·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
a destroyerשֹׁדֵ֣דšō·ḏêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִםbaṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yimPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH6672 midday, noon
againstעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the mothersאֵ֛ם’êmNoun - feminine singularH517 mother
of young menבָּח֖וּרbā·ḥūrNoun - masculine singularH970 young man
I will suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֔םpiṯ·’ōmAdverbH6597 suddenness
bringהִפַּ֤לְתִּיhip·pal·tîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5307 fall, lie
upon themעָלֶ֙יהָ֙‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
anguishעִ֖יר‘îrNoun - masculine singularH5892 excitement
and dismayוּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃ū·ḇe·hā·lō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH928 dismay, sudden terror or ruin

Jeremiah 15:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The motherיֹלֶ֣דֶתyō·le·ḏeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
of sevenהַשִּׁבְעָ֗הhaš·šiḇ·‘āhArticle; Number - masculine singularH7651 seven
will grow faintאֻמְלְלָ֞ה’um·lə·lāhVerb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singularH535 be weak, languish
she will breatheנָפְחָ֥הnā·p̄ə·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH5301 breathe, blow
her last breathנַפְשָׁ֛הּnap̄·šāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
Her sunשִׁמְשָׁ֛הּšim·šāhNoun - common singular construct; third person feminine singularH8121 sun
will setבָּאָהbå̄·ʾå̄hVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
while it is stillבְּעֹ֥דbə·‘ōḏPreposition-b; AdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
dayיוֹמָ֖םyō·w·māmAdverbH3119 daytime, by day
she will be disgracedבּ֣וֹשָׁהbō·wō·šāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH954 be ashamed
and humiliatedוְחָפֵ֑רָהwə·ḥā·p̄ê·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH2659 be abashed, ashamed
And the restוּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗םū·šə·’ê·rî·ṯāmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
I will putאֶתֵּ֛ן’et·tênVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
to the swordלַחֶ֧רֶבla·ḥe·reḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of their enemiesאֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם’ō·yə·ḇê·hemVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH341 be hostile to
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָֽה׃סYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

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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

Jeremiah 15:5 Isaiah 51:19 · Nahum 3:7 · Jeremiah 21:7 · Psalm 69:20

Jeremiah 15:6 Jeremiah 7:24 · Zephaniah 1:4 · Hosea 11:7 · Zechariah 7:11 · Isaiah 1:4 · Hosea 13:14 · Jeremiah 1:16 · Jeremiah 2:17 · Ezekiel 25:7 · Jeremiah 6:11 · Jeremiah 6:19

Jeremiah 15:7 Jeremiah 51:2 · Matthew 3:12 · Isaiah 9:13 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 41:16 · Jeremiah 18:21 · Jeremiah 8:4–5 · Psalm 1:4 · Deuteronomy 28:41 · Ezekiel 24:25 · Hosea 9:12–17 · Amos 4:10–12

Jeremiah 15:8 Isaiah 3:25–4:1

Jeremiah 15:9 1 Samuel 2:5 · Isaiah 47:9 · Lamentations 1:1 · Amos 8:9–10

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