Jeremiah
Jeremiah 21:10
10For I have set My face against this city to bring disaster and not good, declares the LORD. It will be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, who will destroy it with fire.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have set | שַׂ֣מְתִּי | śam·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| My face | פָ֠נַי | p̄ā·nay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| against this | הַזֹּ֧את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | בָּעִ֨יר | bā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| to bring disaster | לְרָעָ֛ה | lə·rā·‘āh | Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| good | לְטוֹבָ֖ה | lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| It will be delivered | תִּנָּתֵ֔ן | tin·nā·ṯên | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hand | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of the king | מֶ֤לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶל֙ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| who will destroy it | וּשְׂרָפָ֖הּ | ū·śə·rā·p̄āh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H8313 burn |
| with fire | בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ס | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 44:11 · Amos 9:4 · Jeremiah 44:27 · Ezekiel 15:7 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Jeremiah 34:2 · Jeremiah 38:3 · Jeremiah 38:18 · 2 Chronicles 36:19 · Jeremiah 39:8 · Psalm 34:16 · Leviticus 17:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.