Jeremiah
Jeremiah 16:6
6“Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both great | גְדֹלִ֧ים | ḡə·ḏō·lîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H1419 great |
| and small | וּקְטַנִּ֛ים | ū·qə·ṭan·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| will die | וּמֵ֨תוּ | ū·mê·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H4191 die |
| in this | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | בָּאָ֥רֶץ | bā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| They will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be buried | יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ | yiq·qā·ḇê·rū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6912 bury |
| mourned | יִסְפְּד֣וּ | yis·pə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5594 wail, lament |
| nor | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will anyone cut himself | יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד | yiṯ·gō·ḏaḏ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1413 penetrate, cut |
| or shave his head | יִקָּרֵ֖חַ | yiq·qā·rê·aḥ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7139 make bald |
| for them | לָהֶֽם׃ | lā·hem | Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 14:1 · Jeremiah 41:5 · Jeremiah 47:5 · Leviticus 19:28 · Isaiah 22:12 · Jeremiah 48:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.