Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:7
7So now, this is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Why are you doing such great harm to yourselves by cutting off from Judah man and woman, child and infant, leaving yourselves without a remnant?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So now | וְעַתָּ֡ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֩ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| God | אֱלֹהֵ֨י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֜וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | לָמָה֩ | lā·māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you | אַתֶּ֨ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| doing | עֹשִׂ֜ים | ‘ō·śîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| such great | גְדוֹלָה֙ | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| harm | רָעָ֤ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| yourselves | נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵכֶ֔ם | nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| by cutting off | לְהַכְרִ֨ית | lə·haḵ·rîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| from | מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mit·tō·wḵ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| man | אִישׁ־ | ’îš- | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and woman | וְאִשָּׁ֛ה | wə·’iš·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| child | עוֹלֵ֥ל | ‘ō·w·lêl | Noun - masculine singular | H5768 child |
| and infant | וְיוֹנֵ֖ק | wə·yō·w·nêq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3243 suck |
| leaving | הוֹתִ֥יר | hō·w·ṯîr | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3498 remain over |
| yourselves | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| without | לְבִלְתִּ֛י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| a remnant | שְׁאֵרִֽית׃ | šə·’ê·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
Cross-references
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Habakkuk 2:10 · Jeremiah 51:22 · Numbers 16:38 · Ezekiel 33:11 · Jeremiah 7:19 · Deuteronomy 32:25 · Lamentations 2:11 · Proverbs 15:32 · 1 Samuel 15:3 · Joshua 6:21 · Jeremiah 44:14 · Jeremiah 9:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.