Jeremiah
Jeremiah 20:10
10For I have heard the whispering of many:
“Terror is on every side!
Report him; let us report him!”
All my trusted friends
watch for my fall:
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we may prevail against him
and take our vengeance upon him.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have heard | שָׁמַ֜עְתִּי | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| the whispering | דִּבַּ֣ת | dib·baṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1681 whispering, defamation, evil report |
| of many | רַבִּים֮ | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| Terror | מָג֣וֹר | mā·ḡō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4032 fear, terror |
| is on every side | מִסָּבִיב֒ | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| Report him | הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ | hag·gî·ḏū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| let us report him | וְנַגִּידֶ֔נּוּ | wə·nag·gî·ḏen·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| All | כֹּ֚ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| my trusted friends | אֱנ֣וֹשׁ | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H582 man, mankind |
| watch for | שֹׁמְרֵ֖י | šō·mə·rê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| my fall | צַלְעִ֑י | ṣal·‘î | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6761 limping, stumbling |
| Perhaps | אוּלַ֤י | ’ū·lay | Adverb | H194 peradventure, perhaps |
| he will be deceived | יְפֻתֶּה֙ | yə·p̄ut·teh | Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6601 be spacious, wide, open |
| so that we may prevail | וְנ֣וּכְלָה | wə·nū·ḵə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| against him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| and take | וְנִקְחָ֥ה | wə·niq·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3947 take |
| our vengeance | נִקְמָתֵ֖נוּ | niq·mā·ṯê·nū | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H5360 vengeance |
| upon him | מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 41:9 · Psalm 31:13 · Isaiah 29:21 · Jeremiah 18:18 · Jeremiah 6:25 · Proverbs 10:18 · Acts 24:13 · Ezekiel 22:9 · Psalm 64:2–4 · Psalm 55:13–14 · Nehemiah 6:6–13 · Job 19:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.