Jeremiah

Jeremiah 45:4–5

4Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch:a “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted. 5But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”

Footnotes

  • a 45:4 Literally Thus you shall say to him:

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Jeremiah 45:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
was to sayתֹּאמַ֣רtō·marVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֵלָ֗יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
This is whatכֹּ֚הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
saysאָמַ֣ר’ā·marVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Throughoutכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the landהָאָ֖רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will demolishהֹרֵ֔סhō·rêsVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH2040 throw down, break or tear down
whatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I have builtבָּנִ֙יתִי֙bā·nî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH1129 build
and uprootנֹתֵ֑שׁnō·ṯêšVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5428 pull or pluck up, root out
whatאֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-Pronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
I have plantedנָטַ֖עְתִּיnā·ṭa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5193 strike, fix, plant

Jeremiah 45:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But as for youוְאַתָּ֛הwə·’at·tāhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
do you seekתְּבַקֶּשׁ־tə·ḇaq·qeš-Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1245 seek
great thingsגְדֹל֖וֹתḡə·ḏō·lō·wṯAdjective - feminine pluralH1419 great
for yourselfלְךָ֥lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
Stopאַל־’al-AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
seekingתְּבַקֵּ֑שׁtə·ḇaq·qêšVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1245 seek
Forכִּ֡יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I will bringמֵבִ֨יאmê·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
disasterרָעָ֤הrā·‘āhAdjective - feminine singularH7451 bad, evil
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
living creatureבָּשָׂר֙bā·śārNoun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
but whereverכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
you goתֵּֽלֶךְ־tê·leḵ-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֨יwə·nā·ṯat·tîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙nap̄·šə·ḵāNoun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
as a spoil of warלְשָׁלָ֔לlə·šā·lālPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singularH7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 45:4 Jeremiah 31:28 · Jeremiah 1:10 · Jeremiah 18:7–10 · Jeremiah 11:17 · Isaiah 5:2–7 · Genesis 6:6–7 · Psalm 80:8–16

Jeremiah 45:5 Jeremiah 39:18 · Hebrews 13:5 · 1 Timothy 6:6–9 · Romans 12:16 · Matthew 6:25–32 · Jeremiah 21:9 · Jeremiah 25:26 · Genesis 6:12 · Zephaniah 3:8 · 2 Kings 5:26 · Jeremiah 38:2 · 1 Corinthians 7:26–32

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.