Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:3–4

3For this is what the LORD says to the men of Judah and Jerusalem:

“Break up your unplowed ground,

and do not sow among the thorns.

4Circumcise yourselves to the LORD,

and remove the foreskins of your hearts,

O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem.

Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire

and burn with no one to extinguish it,

because of your evil deeds.”

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Jeremiah 4:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
this is whatכֹ֣ה׀ḵōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהֹוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to the menלְאִ֤ישׁlə·’îšPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Judahיְהוּדָה֙yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םwə·lî·rū·šā·limConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Break upנִ֥ירוּnî·rūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5214 break up, freshly till
yourלָכֶ֖םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
unplowed groundנִ֑ירnîrNoun - masculine singularH5215 the tillable, untilled or fallow ground
and do notוְאַֽל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
sowתִּזְרְע֖וּtiz·rə·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH2232 sow, scatter seed
amongאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the thornsקוֹצִֽים׃qō·w·ṣîmNoun - masculine pluralH6975 thornbush, thorn

Jeremiah 4:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Circumcise yourselvesהִמֹּ֣לוּhim·mō·lūVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralH4135 circumcise
to the LORDלַיהֹוָ֗הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and removeוְהָסִ֙רוּ֙wə·hā·si·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH5493 turn aside
the foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹת‘ā·rə·lō·wṯNoun - feminine plural constructH6190 foreskin
of your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םlə·ḇaḇ·ḵemNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine pluralH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
O menאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הyə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
and peopleוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יwə·yō·šə·ḇêConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
My wrathחֲמָתִ֗יḥă·mā·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH2534 heat, rage
will break outתֵּצֵ֨אtê·ṣêVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH3318 go or come out
like fireכָאֵ֜שׁḵā·’êšPreposition-k, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
and burnוּבָעֲרָה֙ū·ḇā·‘ă·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH1197 burn, consume
with noוְאֵ֣יןwə·’ênConjunctive waw; AdverbH369 nothing, nought
one to extinguish itמְכַבֶּ֔הmə·ḵab·behVerb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularH3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
because ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
your evilרֹ֥עַrō·a‘Noun - masculine singular constructH7455 badness, evil
deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶֽם׃ma·‘al·lê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH4611 deed, practice

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 4:3 Hosea 10:12 · Luke 8:7 · Luke 8:14 · Galatians 6:7–8 · Mark 4:18–19 · Matthew 13:7 · Matthew 13:22 · Mark 4:7 · Genesis 3:18

Jeremiah 4:4 Deuteronomy 10:16 · Colossians 2:11 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · Romans 2:28–29 · Jeremiah 9:26 · Jeremiah 21:12 · Mark 9:43–50 · Amos 5:6 · Ezekiel 20:33 · Zephaniah 2:2 · Ezekiel 24:13 · Jeremiah 23:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.