Jeremiah
Jeremiah 27:13
13Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | לָ֤מָּה | lām·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and your people | וְעַמֶּ֔ךָ | wə·‘am·me·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5971 people |
| die | תָמ֙וּתוּ֙ | ṯā·mū·ṯū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| by sword | בַּחֶ֖רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and famine | בָּרָעָ֣ב | bā·rā·‘āḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and plague | וּבַדָּ֑בֶר֙ | ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| as | כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has decreed | דִּבֶּ֣ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| any nation | הַגּ֕וֹי | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| serve | יַעֲבֹ֖ד | ya·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| the king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶֽל׃ | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 18:31 · Jeremiah 27:8 · Proverbs 8:36 · Jeremiah 38:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.