Jeremiah

Jeremiah 42:2–3

2Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can see with your own eyes. 3Pray that the LORD your God will tell us the way we should walk and the thing we should do.”

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Jeremiah 42:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאhan·nā·ḇîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
and saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
May our petitionתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH8467 favour, supplication for favour
comeתִּפָּל־tip·pāl-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH5307 fall, lie
before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָlə·p̄ā·ne·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singularH6440 face, before
prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לwə·hiṯ·pal·lêlConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularH6419 intervene, interpose
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
on behalf ofבְּעַ֖דbə·‘aḏPrepositionH1157 separation
thisהַזֹּ֑אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
entireכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתhaš·šə·’ê·rîṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
fewמְעַט֙mə·‘aṭAdjective - masculine singularH4592 a little, fewness, a few
of us remainנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּniš·’ar·nūVerb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common pluralH7604 remain, be left over
of the manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הmê·har·bêhPreposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka·’ă·šerPreposition-k; Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you can seeרֹא֥וֹתrō·’ō·wṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine pluralH7200 see
with your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ‘ê·ne·ḵāNoun - cdc; second person masculine singularH5869 eye

Jeremiah 42:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
that the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
will tellוְיַגֶּד־wə·yag·geḏ-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
usלָ֙נוּ֙lā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְhad·de·reḵArticle; Noun - common singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
we should walkנֵֽלֶךְ־nê·leḵ-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH1980 go, come, walk
and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רhad·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
we should doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na·‘ă·śehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common pluralH6213 do, make

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Jeremiah 42:2 Jeremiah 36:7 · Leviticus 26:22 · Jeremiah 37:3 · Isaiah 1:9 · Acts 8:24 · Lamentations 1:1 · Isaiah 37:4 · 1 Samuel 7:8 · James 5:16 · 1 Samuel 12:19 · Jeremiah 37:20 · Deuteronomy 28:62

Jeremiah 42:3 Psalm 86:11 · Proverbs 3:6 · Micah 4:2 · Ezra 8:21 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Psalm 25:4–5 · 1 Kings 8:36 · Deuteronomy 5:29 · Deuteronomy 5:26 · Psalm 143:8–10 · Isaiah 2:3 · Psalm 27:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.