Jeremiah
Jeremiah 15:9
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The mother | יֹלֶ֣דֶת | yō·le·ḏeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| of seven | הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה | haš·šiḇ·‘āh | Article; Number - masculine singular | H7651 seven |
| will grow faint | אֻמְלְלָ֞ה | ’um·lə·lāh | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H535 be weak, languish |
| she will breathe | נָפְחָ֥ה | nā·p̄ə·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5301 breathe, blow |
| her last breath | נַפְשָׁ֛הּ | nap̄·šāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Her sun | שִׁמְשָׁ֛הּ | šim·šāh | Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8121 sun |
| will set | בָּאָה | bå̄·ʾå̄h | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| while it is still | בְּעֹ֥ד | bə·‘ōḏ | Preposition-b; Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| day | יוֹמָ֖ם | yō·w·mām | Adverb | H3119 daytime, by day |
| she will be disgraced | בּ֣וֹשָׁה | bō·wō·šāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H954 be ashamed |
| and humiliated | וְחָפֵ֑רָה | wə·ḥā·p̄ê·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H2659 be abashed, ashamed |
| And the rest | וּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗ם | ū·šə·’ê·rî·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| I will put | אֶתֵּ֛ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to the sword | לַחֶ֧רֶב | la·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| in the presence | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of their enemies | אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 2:5 · Isaiah 47:9 · Lamentations 1:1 · Amos 8:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.