Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:13

¹³“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness,

and his upper rooms without justice,

who makes his countrymen serve without pay,

and fails to pay their wages,

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
Woe	ה֣וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to him who builds	בֹּנֶ֤ה	bō·neh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1129 build
his palace	בֵיתוֹ֙	ḇê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
by	בְּֽלֹא־	bə·lō-	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
unrighteousness	צֶ֔דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and his upper rooms	וַעֲלִיּוֹתָ֖יו	wa·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5944 roof-chamber
without	בְּלֹ֣א	bə·lō	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
justice	מִשְׁפָּ֑ט	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
who makes his countrymen	בְּרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙	bə·rê·‘ê·hū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
serve	יַעֲבֹ֣ד	ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
without pay	חִנָּ֔ם	ḥin·nām	Adverb	H2600 out of favour
and fails	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to pay	יִתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
their	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
wages	וּפֹעֲל֖וֹ	ū·p̄ō·‘ă·lōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6467 doing, deed, work

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Leviticus 19:13 · Micah 3:10 · James 5:4 · Deuteronomy 24:14–15 · Malachi 3:5 · Habakkuk 2:9–11 · 2 Chronicles 36:4 · Jeremiah 22:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.