Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:5
5Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indeed | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹ֣ה׀ | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| enter | תָּבוֹא֙ | tā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| a house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| a funeral meal | מַרְזֵ֔חַ | mar·zê·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H4798 cry |
| Do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| go | תֵּלֵ֣ךְ | tê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to mourn | לִסְפּ֔וֹד | lis·pō·wḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5594 wail, lament |
| or show sympathy | תָּנֹ֖ד | tā·nōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have removed | אָסַ֨פְתִּי | ’ā·sap̄·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H622 gather, remove |
| from | מֵאֵ֨ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָעָ֤ם־ | hā·‘ām- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| My peace | שְׁלוֹמִ֜י | šə·lō·w·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| My loving devotion | הַחֶ֖סֶד | ha·ḥe·seḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| My compassion | הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃ | hā·ra·ḥă·mîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7356 womb |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 24:16–23 · Isaiah 27:11 · Jeremiah 15:1–4 · Deuteronomy 31:17 · Jeremiah 16:6–7 · Revelation 6:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.