Jeremiah
Jeremiah 37:18
18Then Jeremiah asked King Zedekiah, “How have I sinned against you or your servants or these people, that you have put me in prison?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| King | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| How | מֶה֩ | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have I sinned | חָטָ֨אתִֽי | ḥā·ṭā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H2398 miss |
| against you | לְךָ֤ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| or your servants | וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ | wə·la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| or these | הַזֶּ֔ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | וְלָעָ֣ם | wə·lā·‘ām | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you have put | נְתַתֶּ֥ם | nə·ṯat·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | אוֹתִ֖י | ’ō·w·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| in | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| prison | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.