Jeremiah

Jeremiah 39:16

¹⁶“Go and tell Ebed-melech the Cushite that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I am about to fulfill My words against this city for harm and not for good, and on that day they will be fulfilled before your eyes.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	הָל֣וֹךְ	hā·lō·wḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1980 go, come, walk
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֡	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Ebed-melech	מֶ֨לֶךְ	mɛ·lɛḵ	Preposition; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5663 Ebed-Melek
the Cushite that	הַכּוּשִׁ֜י	hak·kū·šî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3569 Cushite
this is what	כֹּֽה־	kōh-	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָאוֹת֙	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	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
says	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
I am about to fulfill	מֵבִי	mē·ḇī	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
My words	דְּבָרַ֜י	də·ḇā·ray	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
this	הַזֹּ֛את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
city	הָעִ֥יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
for harm	לְרָעָ֖ה	lə·rā·‘āh	Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
for good	לְטוֹבָ֑ה	lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
and on that	הַהֽוּא׃	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
they will be fulfilled	וְהָי֥וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
before your eyes	לְפָנֶ֖יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.