Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:9
9“In that day,” declares the LORD,
“the king and officials will lose their courage.
The priests will tremble in fear,
and the prophets will be astounded.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In that | הַהוּא֙ | ha·hū | Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| day | בַיּוֹם־ | ḇay·yō·wm- | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and officials | הַשָּׂרִ֑ים | haś·śā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| will lose | יֹאבַ֥ד | yō·ḇaḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| their courage | לֵב־ | lêḇ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| The priests | הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | hak·kō·hă·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| will tremble in fear | וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ | wə·nā·šam·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8074 be desoleted, appalled |
| and the prophets | וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖ים | wə·han·nə·ḇî·’îm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| will be astounded | יִתְמָֽהוּ׃ | yiṯ·mā·hū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8539 be astounded, dumbfounded |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 22:3–5 · Ezekiel 13:9–16 · Isaiah 29:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.