Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:4
4I will raise up shepherds over them who will tend them, and they will no longer be afraid or dismayed, nor will any go missing, declares the LORD.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will raise up | וַהֲקִמֹתִ֧י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| shepherds | רֹעִ֖ים | rō·‘îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| who will tend them | וְרָע֑וּם | wə·rā·‘ūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| and they will no | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | ע֧וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| be afraid | יִֽירְא֨וּ | yî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| or dismayed | יֵחַ֛תּוּ | yê·ḥat·tū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2865 be shattered, dismayed |
| nor | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will any go missing | יִפָּקֵ֖דוּ | yip·pā·qê·ḏū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 3:14–15 · 1 Peter 1:5 · Acts 20:28–29 · Micah 5:2 · Micah 5:4–5 · Ezekiel 34:23–31 · John 21:15–17 · Hosea 3:3–5 · Jeremiah 31:10 · Jeremiah 30:10 · Numbers 31:49 · Isaiah 11:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.