Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:19
19My anguish, my anguish! I writhe in pain!
Oh, the pain in my chest!
My heart pounds within me;
I cannot be silent.
For I have heard the sound of the horn,
the alarm of battle.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My anguish | מֵעַ֣י׀ | mê·‘ay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| my anguish | מֵעַ֨י׀ | mê·‘ay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| I writhe in pain | אָחוּלָה | ʾå̄·ḥū·lå̄h | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H2342 whirl, dance, writhe |
| Oh | קִיר֥וֹת | qî·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7023 wall |
| the pain | קִיר֥וֹת | qî·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H7023 wall |
| in my chest | לִבִּ֛י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| My heart | לִבִּ֖י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| pounds | הֹֽמֶה־ | hō·meh- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| within me | לִּ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be silent | אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ | ’a·ḥă·rîš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I | נַפְשִׁ֔י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| have heard | שָׁמַעְתִּי | šå̄·maʿ·tī | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H8085 hear |
| the sound | ק֤וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the horn | שׁוֹפָר֙ | šō·w·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H7782 horn |
| the alarm | תְּרוּעַ֖ת | tə·rū·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8643 shout or blast of war, alarm, or joy |
| of battle | מִלְחָמָֽה׃ | mil·ḥā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 3:16 · Isaiah 22:4 · Isaiah 16:11 · Isaiah 21:3 · Jeremiah 9:1 · Jeremiah 9:10 · Galatians 4:19 · Isaiah 15:5 · Romans 9:2–3 · Lamentations 3:48–51 · Daniel 8:27 · Daniel 7:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.