Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:18
18“Your ways and deeds
have brought this upon you.
This is your punishment; how bitter it is,
because it pierces to the heart!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your ways | דַּרְכֵּךְ֙ | dar·kêḵ | Noun - common singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and deeds | וּמַ֣עֲלָלַ֔יִךְ | ū·ma·‘ă·lā·la·yiḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H4611 deed, practice |
| have brought | עָשׂ֥וֹ | ‘ā·śōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6213 do, make |
| this | אֵ֖לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| upon you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| This | זֹ֤את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is your punishment | רָעָתֵךְ֙ | rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| how bitter it is | מָ֔ר | mār | Adjective - masculine singular | H4751 bitter, bitterness |
| because | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it pierces | נָגַ֖ע | nā·ḡa‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| to the | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| heart | לִבֵּֽךְ׃ס | lib·bêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 107:17 · Jeremiah 2:19 · Jeremiah 2:17 · Proverbs 1:31 · Jeremiah 6:19 · Isaiah 50:1 · Proverbs 5:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.