Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:15–18

¹⁵Behold, they keep saying to me,

“Where is the word of the LORD?

Let it come now!”

¹⁶But I have not run away from being Your shepherd;

I have not desired the day of despair.

You know that the utterance of my lips

was spoken in Your presence.

¹⁷Do not become a terror to me;

You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

¹⁸Let my persecutors be put to shame,

but do not let me be put to shame.

Let them be terrified,

but do not let me be terrified.

Bring upon them the day of disaster

and shatter them with double destruction.

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Jeremiah 17:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּה־	hin·nêh-	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they	הֵ֕מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
keep saying	אֹמְרִ֖ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to me	אֵלָ֑י	’ê·lāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
Where	אַיֵּ֥ה	’ay·yêh	Interrogative	H346 Where?
is the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Let it come	יָ֥בוֹא	yā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
now	נָֽא׃	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now

Jeremiah 17:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But I	וַאֲנִ֞י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
run away	אַ֣צְתִּי׀	’aṣ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
from being Your shepherd	מֵרֹעֶ֣ה	mê·rō·‘eh	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
I have not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
desired	הִתְאַוֵּ֖יתִי	hiṯ·’aw·wê·ṯî	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular	H183 incline, desire
the day	וְי֥וֹם	wə·yō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
of despair	אָנ֛וּשׁ	’ā·nūš	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H605 be weak, sick
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָדָ֑עְתָּ	yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
that the utterance	מוֹצָ֣א	mō·w·ṣā	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4161 place or act of going forth, issue, export, source, spring
of my lips	שְׂפָתַ֔י	śə·p̄ā·ṯay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H8193 lip, speech, edge
was	הָיָֽה׃	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
in	נֹ֥כַח	nō·ḵaḥ	Preposition	H5227 front
Your presence	פָּנֶ֖יךָ	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

Jeremiah 17:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
become	תִּֽהְיֵה־	tih·yêh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a terror	לִמְחִתָּ֑ה	lim·ḥit·tāh	Preposition; Noun - feminine singular	H4288 terror, destruction, ruin
to me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
You	אַ֖תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are my refuge	מַֽחֲסִי־	ma·ḥă·sî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4268 refuge, shelter
in the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of disaster	רָעָֽה׃	rā·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil

Jeremiah 17:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let my persecutors	רֹדְפַי֙	rō·ḏə·p̄ay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
be put to shame	יֵבֹ֤שׁוּ	yê·ḇō·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
but do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let me	אָ֔נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
be put to shame	אֵבֹ֣שָׁה	’ê·ḇō·šāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H954 be ashamed
Let them	הֵ֔מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
be terrified	יֵחַ֣תּוּ	yê·ḥat·tū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
but do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
let me	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
be terrified	אֵחַ֖תָּה	’ê·ḥat·tāh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H2865 be shattered, dismayed
Bring	הָבִ֤יא	hā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶם֙	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the day	י֣וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of disaster	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and shatter them	שָׁבְרֵֽם׃ס	šā·ḇə·rêm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H7665 break, break in pieces
with double	וּמִשְׁנֶ֥ה	ū·miš·neh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4932 double, copy, second
destruction	שִׁבָּר֖וֹן	šib·bā·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7670 breaking, crushing