Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22:28
28Is this man Coniah a despised and shattered pot,
a jar that no one wants?
Why are he and his descendants hurled out
and cast into a land they do not know?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Is this | הַזֶּה֙ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| man | הָאִ֤ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| Coniah | כָּנְיָ֔הוּ | kā·nə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3659 Conjah |
| a despised | נִבְזֶ֜ה | niḇ·zeh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H959 despise |
| shattered | נָפ֗וּץ | nā·p̄ūṣ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5310 shatter |
| pot | הַעֶ֨צֶב | ha·‘e·ṣeḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6089 pain, hurt, toil |
| a jar | כְּלִ֔י | kə·lî | Noun - masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| that no | אֵ֥ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| one wants | חֵ֖פֶץ | ḥê·p̄eṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2656 delight, pleasure |
| Why | מַדּ֤וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| are he | ה֣וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| and his descendants | וְזַרְע֔וֹ | wə·zar·‘ōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| hurled out | הֽוּטֲלוּ֙ | hū·ṭă·lū | Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2904 hurl, cast |
| and cast | וְהֻ֨שְׁלְכ֔וּ | wə·huš·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| they do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדָֽעוּ׃ | yā·ḏā·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
Cross-references
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Psalm 31:12 · Hosea 8:8 · Jeremiah 48:38 · Jeremiah 22:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.