Jeremiah
Jeremiah 19:11
11and you are to proclaim to them that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I will shatter this nation and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room to bury them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and you are to proclaim | וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| that this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֗וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַ֣ר׀ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will shatter | אֶשְׁבֹּ֞ר | ’eš·bōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| nation | הָעָ֤ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| and this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | הָעִ֣יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| like | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| one shatters | יִשְׁבֹּר֙ | yiš·bōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| a potter’s | הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר | hay·yō·w·ṣêr | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3335 form, fashion |
| jar | כְּלִ֣י | kə·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| can | יוּכַ֥ל | yū·ḵal | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| never | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| again | ע֑וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| be repaired | לְהֵרָפֵ֖ה | lə·hê·rā·p̄êh | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H7495 heal |
| They will bury the dead | יִקְבְּר֔וּ | yiq·bə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6912 bury |
| in Topheth | וּבְתֹ֣פֶת | ū·ḇə·ṯō·p̄eṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8612 spitting |
| until there is no more | מֵאֵ֥ין | mê·’ên | Preposition-m; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| room | מָק֖וֹם | mā·qō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| to bury | לִקְבּֽוֹר׃ | liq·bō·wr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6912 bury |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.