Jeremiah
Jeremiah 33:22
22As the hosts of heaven cannot be counted and as the sand on the seashore cannot be measured, so too will I multiply the descendants of My servant David and the Levites who minister before Me.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the hosts | צְבָ֣א | ṣə·ḇā | Noun - common singular construct | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| of heaven | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| cannot | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be counted | יִסָּפֵר֙ | yis·sā·p̄êr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
| the sand | ח֣וֹל | ḥō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2344 sand |
| on the seashore | הַיָּ֑ם | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be measured | יִמַּ֖ד | yim·maḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4058 measure |
| so too | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| will I multiply | אַרְבֶּ֗ה | ’ar·beh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| the descendants | זֶ֙רַע֙ | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| of My servant | עַבְדִּ֔י | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| David | דָּוִ֣ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and the Levites | הַלְוִיִּ֖ם | hal·wî·yim | Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3881 Levite |
| who minister | מְשָׁרְתֵ֥י | mə·šā·rə·ṯê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H8334 minister, serve |
| before Me | אֹתִֽי׃ס | ’ō·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 22:17 · Genesis 15:5 · Hebrews 11:12 · Ezekiel 37:24–27 · Isaiah 66:21 · Jeremiah 31:37
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.