Jeremiah
Jeremiah 20:4
4For this is what the LORD says: ‘I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends. They will fall by the sword of their enemies before your very eyes. And I will hand Judah over to the king of Babylon, and he will carry them away to Babylon and put them to the sword.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹ֣ה | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֡ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will make you | נֹתֶנְךָ֨ | nō·ṯen·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a terror | לְמָג֜וֹר | lə·mā·ḡō·wr | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4032 fear, terror |
| to yourself | לְךָ֣ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| and to all | וּלְכָל־ | ū·lə·ḵāl- | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| your friends | אֹהֲבֶ֗יךָ | ’ō·hă·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H157 love |
| They will fall | וְנָֽפְל֛וּ | wə·nā·p̄ə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| by the sword | בְּחֶ֥רֶב | bə·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| of their enemies | אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| before your very eyes | וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ | wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| And I will hand Judah | יְהוּדָ֗ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| over to | אֶתֵּן֙ | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֔ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and he will carry them away | וְהִגְלָ֥ם | wə·hiḡ·lām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H1540 uncover, remove |
| to Babylon | בָּבֶ֖לָה | bā·ḇe·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and put them | וְהִכָּ֥ם | wə·hik·kām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| to the sword | בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ | be·ḥā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 29:21 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 21:4–10 · Jeremiah 32:27–31 · Jeremiah 39:6–7 · Job 18:11–21 · Deuteronomy 28:65–67 · 2 Kings 25:7 · Deuteronomy 28:32–34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.