Jeremiah

Jeremiah 25:16–20

16And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

17So I took the cup from the LORD’s hand and made all the nations drink from it, each one to whom the LORD had sent me, 18to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day — Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials; 19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people; 20all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;

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Jeremiah 25:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And they will drinkוְשָׁת֕וּwə·šā·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH8354 drink
and staggerוְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּwə·hiṯ·gō·‘ă·šūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1607 shake, quake
and go out of their mindsוְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּwə·hiṯ·hō·lā·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH1984 shine
because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
Iאָנֹכִ֥י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
will sendשֹׁלֵ֖חַšō·lê·aḥVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7971 send
among themבֵּינֹתָֽם׃bê·nō·ṯāmPreposition; third person masculine pluralH996 interval, space between

Jeremiah 25:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So I tookוָאֶקַּ֥חwā·’eq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH3947 take
the cupהַכּ֖וֹסhak·kō·wsArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3563 cup
from the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
handמִיַּ֣דmî·yaḏPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH3027 hand
and made allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םhag·gō·w·yimArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
drinkוָֽאַשְׁקֶה֙wā·’aš·qehConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH8248 quaff, irrigate, furnish a potion to
from itאֶת־’eṯ-Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
each one to whomאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had sent meשְׁלָחַ֥נִיšə·lā·ḥa·nîVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singularH7971 send

Jeremiah 25:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
to makeלָתֵ֨תlā·ṯêṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
themאֹתָ֜ם’ō·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
a ruinלְחָרְבָּ֧הlə·ḥā·rə·bāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH2723 waste, desolation, ruin
an object of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֛הlə·šam·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8047 waste, appalment
and contemptלִשְׁרֵקָ֥הliš·rê·qāhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8322 hissing
and cursingוְלִקְלָלָ֖הwə·liq·lā·lāhConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH7045 curse
as they are to thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkay·yō·wmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙yə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
and the citiesעָרֵ֣י‘ā·rêNoun - feminine plural constructH5892 excitement
of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
its kingsמְלָכֶ֖יהָmə·lā·ḵe·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH4428 king
and officialsשָׂרֶ֑יהָśā·re·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

Jeremiah 25:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֧הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
his officialsעֲבָדָ֥יו‘ă·ḇā·ḏāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH5650 slave, servant
his leadersשָׂרָ֖יוśā·rāwNoun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃‘am·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5971 people

Jeremiah 25:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the mixed tribesהָעֶ֔רֶבhā·‘e·reḇArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6154 mixture, mixed company
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingsמַלְכֵ֖יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Uzהָע֑וּץhā·‘ūṣArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5780 Uts
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the kingsמַלְכֵי֙mal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֤וֹן’aš·qə·lō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH831 Ashkelon
Gazaעַזָּה֙‘az·zāhNoun - proper - feminine singularH5804 Gaza
Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹן‘eq·rō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6138 Ekrôn
and the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתšə·’ê·rîṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
of Ashdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃’aš·dō·wḏNoun - proper - feminine singularH795 Ashdod

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 25:16 Jeremiah 51:7 · Nahum 3:11 · Jeremiah 51:39 · Ezekiel 23:32–34 · Lamentations 4:21 · Jeremiah 25:27 · Revelation 18:3 · Revelation 16:9–11 · Revelation 14:10

Jeremiah 25:17 Jeremiah 1:10 · Jeremiah 25:28 · Jeremiah 27:3 · Jeremiah 46:1–28 · Ezekiel 43:3

Jeremiah 25:18 Jeremiah 24:9 · Jeremiah 44:22 · Psalm 60:3

Jeremiah 25:19 Jeremiah 46:2 · Nahum 3:8–10 · Jeremiah 46:13–26

Jeremiah 25:20 Job 1:1 · Isaiah 20:1 · Ezekiel 30:5 · Lamentations 4:21 · Jeremiah 50:37 · Exodus 12:38 · Jeremiah 25:24 · Jeremiah 47:1–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.