Jeremiah
Jeremiah 21:14
14I will punish you as your deeds deserve,
declares the LORD.
I will kindle a fire in your forest
that will consume everything around you.’”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will punish | וּפָקַדְתִּ֧י | ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| you | עֲלֵיכֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| as your deeds deserve | כִּפְרִ֥י | kip̄·rî | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6529 fruit |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I will kindle | וְהִצַּ֤תִּי | wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H3341 kindle, burn |
| a fire | אֵשׁ֙ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| in your forest | בְּיַעְרָ֔הּ | bə·ya‘·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3293 wood, forest, thicket |
| that will consume | וְאָכְלָ֖ה | wə·’ā·ḵə·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| everything | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| around you | סְבִיבֶֽיהָ׃ס | sə·ḇî·ḇe·hā | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H5439 circuit, round about |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 3:10–11 · Proverbs 1:31 · Jeremiah 32:19 · 2 Chronicles 36:19 · Jeremiah 17:10 · Jeremiah 52:13 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Isaiah 10:18–19 · Ezekiel 20:46–48 · Jeremiah 9:25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.