Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:21–23

21Therefore, hand their children over to famine;

pour out the power of the sword upon them.

Let their wives become childless and widowed;

let their husbands be slain by disease,

their young men struck down by the sword in battle.

22Let a cry be heard from their houses

when You suddenly bring raiders against them,

for they have dug a pit to capture me

and have hidden snares for my feet.

23But You, O LORD, know all their deadly plots against me.

Do not wipe out their guilt

or blot out their sin from Your sight.

Let them be overthrown before You;

deal with them in the time of Your anger.

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Jeremiah 18:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereforeלָכֵן֩lā·ḵênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
hand their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֜םbə·nê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1121 son
overתֵּ֨ןtênVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
to famineלָרָעָ֗בlā·rā·‘āḇPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
pour outוְהַגִּרֵם֮wə·hag·gi·rêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person masculine pluralH5064 pour, flow, run
the powerיְדֵי־yə·ḏê-Noun - feminine dual constructH3027 hand
of the swordחֶרֶב֒ḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
upon themעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Let their wivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֤םnə·šê·hemNoun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH802 woman, wife, female
becomeוְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהwə·ṯih·ye·nāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
childlessשַׁכֻּלוֹת֙šak·ku·lō·wṯAdjective - feminine pluralH7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring
and widowedוְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתwə·’al·mā·nō·wṯConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine pluralH490 widow
let their husbandsוְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔םwə·’an·šê·hemConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
be slainהֲרֻ֣גֵיhă·ru·ḡêVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural constructH2026 kill, slay
by diseaseמָ֑וֶתmā·weṯNoun - masculine singularH4194 death
their young menבַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םba·ḥū·rê·hemNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH970 young man
struck downמֻכֵּי־muk·kê-Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine plural constructH5221 smite
by the swordחֶ֖רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃bam·mil·ḥā·māhPreposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singularH4421 battle, war

Jeremiah 18:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Let a cryזְעָקָה֙zə·‘ā·qāhNoun - feminine singularH2201 shriek, outcry
be heardתִּשָּׁמַ֤עtiš·šā·ma‘Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH8085 hear
from their housesמִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔םmib·bāt·tê·hemPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1004 house
whenכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
You suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֑םpiṯ·’ōmAdverbH6597 suddenness
bringתָבִ֧יאṯā·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
raidersגְּד֖וּדgə·ḏūḏNoun - masculine singularH1416 band, troop
against themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they have dugכָר֤וּḵā·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3738 dig
a pitשִׁיחָהšī·ḥå̄hNoun - feminine singularH7882 id.
to capture meלְלָכְדֵ֔נִיlə·lā·ḵə·ḏê·nîPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singularH3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
and have hiddenטָמְנ֥וּṭā·mə·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2934 hide, conceal
snaresוּפַחִ֖יםū·p̄a·ḥîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH6341 bird-trap
for my feetלְרַגְלָֽי׃lə·raḡ·lāyPreposition-l; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH7272 foot

Jeremiah 18:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Youוְאַתָּ֣הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
O LORDיְ֠הוָהYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
knowיָדַ֜עְתָּyā·ḏa‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
their deadlyלַמָּ֔וֶתlam·mā·weṯPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4194 death
plotsעֲצָתָ֤ם‘ă·ṣā·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH6098 counsel, advice
against meעָלַי֙‘ā·layPreposition; first person common singularH5921 height
Do notאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
wipe outתְּכַפֵּר֙tə·ḵap·pêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3722 cover over (figurative), pacify, make propitiation
their guiltעֲוֺנָ֔ם‘ă·wō·nāmNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine pluralH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
blot outתֶּ֑מְחִיtem·ḥîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH4229 wipe, wipe out
their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֖םwə·ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯāmConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH2403 offence, penalty, occasion
from Your sightמִלְּפָנֶ֣יךָmil·lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
Let them be overthrownמֻכְשָׁלִים֙muḵ·šā·lîmVerb - Hofal - Participle - masculine pluralH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
before Youלְפָנֶ֔יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
dealעֲשֵׂ֥ה‘ă·śêhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH6213 do, make
with themבָהֶֽם׃סḇā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
in the timeבְּעֵ֥תbə·‘êṯPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH6256 time
of Your angerאַפְּךָ֖’ap·pə·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 18:21 Psalm 109:9–20 · Jeremiah 15:8 · Deuteronomy 32:25 · Jeremiah 16:3–4 · Exodus 22:24 · Lamentations 5:3 · Jeremiah 9:21 · Amos 4:10

Jeremiah 18:22 Jeremiah 6:26 · Psalm 140:5 · Jeremiah 25:34–36 · Zephaniah 1:10–11 · Zephaniah 1:16 · Psalm 56:5–7 · Isaiah 10:30

Jeremiah 18:23 Psalm 69:22–28 · Psalm 35:4 · Nehemiah 4:4–5 · Isaiah 2:9 · Psalm 109:14–15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.