Jeremiah
Jeremiah 21:13
13Behold, I am against you who dwell above the valley,
atop the rocky plateau —
declares the LORD —
you who say, “Who can come against us?
Who can enter our dwellings?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנְנִ֨י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I am against you | אֵלַ֜יִךְ | ’ê·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| who dwell | יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת | yō·še·ḇeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| above the valley | הָעֵ֛מֶק | hā·‘ê·meq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6010 vale |
| atop the rocky | צ֥וּר | ṣūr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6697 rock, cliff |
| plateau | הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר | ham·mî·šōr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4334 level place, uprightness |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| you who say | הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ | hā·’ō·mə·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can come | יֵחַ֣ת | yê·ḥaṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5181 go down, descend |
| against us | עָלֵ֔ינוּ | ‘ā·lê·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5921 height |
| Who | וּמִ֥י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can enter | יָב֖וֹא | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| our dwellings | בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ | bim·‘ō·w·nō·w·ṯê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common plural | H4585 id. |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Lamentations 4:12 · Ezekiel 13:8 · Obadiah 1:3–4 · Jeremiah 50:31 · Psalm 125:2 · Jeremiah 23:30–32 · Micah 3:11 · Jeremiah 49:4–5 · Isaiah 22:1 · 2 Samuel 5:6–7 · Jeremiah 21:5 · Jeremiah 49:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.