Jeremiah
Jeremiah 28:14
14For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have put a yoke of iron on the neck of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I have even given him control of the beasts of the field.’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹֽה־ | ḵōh- | 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 |
| I have put | נָתַ֜תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a yoke | עֹ֣ל | ‘ōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5923 yoke |
| of iron | בַּרְזֶ֡ל | bar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the neck | צַוַּ֣אר׀ | ṣaw·war | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6677 neck, back of neck |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| nations | הַגּוֹיִ֣ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| to make them serve | לַעֲבֹ֛ד | la·‘ă·ḇōḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| Nebuchadnezzar | נְבֻכַדְנֶאצַּ֥ר | nə·ḇu·ḵaḏ·neṣ·ṣar | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֖ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and they will serve him | וַעֲבָדֻ֑הוּ | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| I have even | וְגַ֛ם | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| given him control | נָתַ֥תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| of the beasts | חַיַּ֥ת | ḥay·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| of the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 28:48 · Jeremiah 27:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.