Jeremiah

Jeremiah 38:9

⁹“My lord the king, these men have acted wickedly in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet. They have dropped him into the cistern, where he will starve to death, for there is no more bread in the city.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
these	הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
have acted wickedly	הֵרֵ֜עוּ	hê·rê·‘ū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7489 be evil, bad
in all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they have done	עָשׂוּ֙	‘ā·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6213 do, make
to Jeremiah	לְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ	lə·yir·mə·yā·hū	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
the prophet	הַנָּבִ֔יא	han·nā·ḇî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
They have dropped him	הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ	hiš·lî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the cistern	הַבּ֑וֹר	hab·bō·wr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
where	תַּחְתָּיו֙	taḥ·tāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
he will starve to death	וַיָּ֤מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
more	ע֖וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
bread	הַלֶּ֛חֶם	hal·le·ḥem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
in the city	בָּעִֽיר׃	bā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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Jeremiah 37:21–38:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.