Jeremiah
Jeremiah 27:8
8As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague, declares the LORD, until I have destroyed it by his hand.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As for the nation | הַגּ֜וֹי | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| or kingdom | וְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗ה | wə·ham·mam·lā·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| serve | יַעַבְד֤וּ | ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣ר | nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֔ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and does not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| place | יִתֵּן֙ | yit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| its neck | צַוָּאר֔וֹ | ṣaw·wā·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H6677 neck, back of neck |
| under | בְּעֹ֖ל | bə·‘ōl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5923 yoke |
| I will punish | אֶפְקֹ֨ד | ’ep̄·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| that | הַהוּא֙ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| nation | הַגּ֤וֹי | hag·gō·w | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| by sword | בַּחֶרֶב֩ | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and famine | וּבָרָעָ֨ב | ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and plague | וּבַדֶּ֜בֶר | ū·ḇad·de·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| I have destroyed | תֻּמִּ֥י | tum·mî | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H8552 be complete, finished |
| it | אֹתָ֖ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| by his hand | בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.