Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:30–31

30“I have struck your sons in vain;

they accepted no discipline.

Your own sword has devoured your prophets

like a voracious lion.”

31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD:

“Have I been a wilderness to Israel

or a land of dense darkness?

Why do My people say,

‘We are free to roam;

we will come to You no more’?

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Jeremiah 2:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I have struckהִכֵּ֣יתִיhik·kê·ṯîVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singularH5221 smite
your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֔םbə·nê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH1121 son
in vainלַשָּׁוְא֙laš·šāwPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7723 emptiness, vanity
they acceptedלָקָ֑חוּlā·qā·ḥūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3947 take
noלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
disciplineמוּסָ֖רmū·sārNoun - masculine singularH4148 discipline
Your own swordחַרְבְּכֶ֛םḥar·bə·ḵemNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH2719 sword
has devouredאָכְלָ֧ה’ā·ḵə·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
your prophetsנְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םnə·ḇî·’ê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
like a voraciousמַשְׁחִֽית׃maš·ḥîṯVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH7843 go to ruin (?)
lionכְּאַרְיֵ֥הkə·’ar·yêhPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH738 lion

Jeremiah 2:31

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Youאַתֶּם֙’at·temPronoun - second person masculine pluralH859 thou
of this generationהַדּ֗וֹרhad·dō·wrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1755 period, generation, dwelling
considerרְא֣וּrə·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
Have I beenהָיִ֙יתִי֙hā·yî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a wildernessהֲמִדְבָּ֤רhă·miḏ·bārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לlə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
orאִ֛ם’imConjunctionH518 if
a landאֶ֥רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of dense darknessמַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑הma’·pê·lə·yāhNoun - feminine singularH3991 deep darkness
Whyמַדּ֜וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
do My peopleעַמִּי֙‘am·mîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH5971 people
sayאָמְר֤וּ’ā·mə·rūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH559 utter, say
Weרַ֔דְנוּraḏ·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH7300 wander restlessly, roam
we willלֽוֹא־lō·w-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
comeנָב֥וֹאnā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃’ê·le·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH413 motion to
no moreע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:30 Nehemiah 9:26 · Acts 7:52 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · Jeremiah 26:20–24 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 1:5 · Isaiah 9:13 · Jeremiah 7:28 · Matthew 23:29

Jeremiah 2:31 Deuteronomy 32:15 · 2 Samuel 12:7–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.