Jeremiah

Jeremiah 19:9–11

⁹I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’

¹⁰Then you are to shatter the jar in the presence of the men who accompany you, 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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Jeremiah 19:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will make them eat	וְהַֽאֲכַלְתִּ֞ים	wə·ha·’ă·ḵal·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the flesh	בְּשַׂ֣ר	bə·śar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
of their sons	בְּנֵיהֶ֗ם	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
and	וְאֵת֙	wə·’êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
daughters	בְּנֹתֵיהֶ֔ם	bə·nō·ṯê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
and they will eat	יֹאכֵ֑לוּ	yō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
one	וְאִ֥ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
another’s	רֵעֵ֖הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
flesh	בְּשַׂר־	bə·śar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1320 flesh
in the siege	בְּמָצוֹר֙	bə·mā·ṣō·wr	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
and distress	וּבְמָצ֔וֹק	ū·ḇə·mā·ṣō·wq	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H4689 straitness, straits, stress
inflicted	יָצִ֧יקוּ	yā·ṣî·qū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6693 constrain, bring into straits, press upon
on them	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
by their enemies	אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם	’ō·yə·ḇê·hem	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H341 be hostile to
who seek	וּמְבַקְשֵׁ֥י	ū·mə·ḇaq·šê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1245 seek
their lives	נַפְשָֽׁם׃	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Jeremiah 19:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then you are to shatter	וְשָׁבַרְתָּ֖	wə·šā·ḇar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the jar	הַבַּקְבֻּ֑ק	hab·baq·buq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1228 flask
in the presence	לְעֵינֵי֙	lə·‘ê·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the men	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
who accompany	הַהֹלְכִ֖ים	ha·hō·lə·ḵîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
you	אוֹתָֽךְ׃	’ō·w·ṯāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with

Jeremiah 19:11

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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Jeremiah 19:10 Jeremiah 48:12 · Jeremiah 51:63–64

Jeremiah 19:11 Psalm 2:9 · Isaiah 30:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.