Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:17–18
17this is what the LORD of Hosts says:
“I will send against them sword and famine and plague, and I will make them like rotten figs, so bad they cannot be eaten. 18I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth— a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.
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Jeremiah 29:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will send | מְשַׁלֵּ֣חַ | mə·šal·lê·aḥ | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| against them | בָּ֔ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| sword | הַחֶ֖רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and famine | הָרָעָ֣ב | hā·rā·‘āḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and plague | הַדָּ֑בֶר | had·dā·ḇer | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| and I will make | וְנָתַתִּ֣י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| them | אוֹתָ֗ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| like rotten | הַשֹּׁ֣עָרִ֔ים | haš·šō·‘ā·rîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H8182 horrid, disgusting |
| figs | כַּתְּאֵנִים֙ | kat·tə·’ê·nîm | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H8384 fig |
| so bad | מֵרֹֽעַ׃ | mê·rō·a‘ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H7455 badness, evil |
| they cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be eaten | תֵאָכַ֖לְנָה | ṯê·’ā·ḵal·nāh | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H398 eat |
Jeremiah 29:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will pursue | וְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ | wə·rā·ḏap̄·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| them | אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
| with 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 | וּבַדָּ֑בֶר | ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| I will make them | וּנְתַתִּ֨ים | ū·nə·ṯat·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| a horror | לִזְוָעָה | liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2113 a trembling |
| to all | לְכֹ֣ל׀ | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the kingdoms | מַמְלְכ֣וֹת | mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| of the earth | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| a curse | לְאָלָ֤ה | lə·’ā·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| a desolation | וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ | ū·lə·šam·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| and an object of scorn | וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣ה | wə·liš·rê·qāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8322 hissing |
| and reproach | וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה | ū·lə·ḥer·pāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2781 reproach |
| among all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| to which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I banish them | הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים | hid·daḥ·tîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 29:17 Jeremiah 24:8–10 · Jeremiah 29:18
Jeremiah 29:18 2 Chronicles 29:8 · Jeremiah 42:18 · Jeremiah 15:4 · Jeremiah 24:9 · Jeremiah 34:17 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · Lamentations 2:15–16 · Isaiah 65:15 · Ezekiel 12:15 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Luke 21:24 · 1 Kings 9:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.