Jeremiah
Jeremiah 27:2–3
2This is what the LORD said to me:
“Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck. 3Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 27:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Make | עֲשֵׂ֣ה | ‘ă·śêh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| for yourself | לְךָ֔ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a yoke | וּמֹט֑וֹת | ū·mō·ṭō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct | H4133 pole, bar (of yoke) |
| out of leather straps | מוֹסֵר֖וֹת | mō·w·sê·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint |
| and put it | וּנְתַתָּ֖ם | ū·nə·ṯat·tām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your neck | צַוָּארֶֽךָ׃ | ṣaw·wā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6677 neck, back of neck |
Jeremiah 27:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Send | וְשִׁלַּחְתָּם֩ | wə·šil·laḥ·tām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
| word to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the kings | מֶ֨לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Edom | אֱד֜וֹם | ’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| Moab | מוֹאָ֗ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| Ammon | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Tyre | צֹ֖ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| and | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| Sidon | צִיד֑וֹן | ṣî·ḏō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6721 Sidon |
| through | בְּיַ֤ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| the envoys | מַלְאָכִים֙ | mal·’ā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4397 messenger |
| who have come | הַבָּאִ֣ים | hab·bā·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| king | מֶ֥לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 27:2 Amos 7:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.