Jeremiah
Jeremiah 25:27
27“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then you are to tell them | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that | אֲלֵיהֶ֡םס | ʾă·lē·hɛ·ms | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֨ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֜וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַר֩ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Drink | שְׁת֤וּ | šə·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8354 drink |
| get drunk | וְשִׁכְרוּ֙ | wə·šiḵ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken |
| and vomit | וּקְי֔וּ | ū·qə·yū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H7006 vomit |
| Fall down | וְנִפְל֖וּ | wə·nip̄·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| and never | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| get up again | תָק֑וּמוּ | ṯā·qū·mū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| because of | מִפְּנֵ֣י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the sword | הַחֶ֔רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| I | אָנֹכִ֥י | ’ā·nō·ḵî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| will send | שֹׁלֵ֖חַ | šō·lê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| among you | בֵּינֵיכֶֽם׃ | bê·nê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H996 interval, space between |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 2:16 · Jeremiah 25:16 · Isaiah 51:21 · Ezekiel 21:4–5 · Lamentations 4:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.