Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:13–19

13This is the word that the LORD spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about the coming of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to strike the land of Egypt:

14“Announce it in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol;

proclaim it in Memphisb and Tahpanhes:

‘Take your positions and prepare yourself,

for the sword devours those around you.’

15Why have your warriors been laid low?

They cannot stand, for the LORD has thrust them down.

16They continue to stumble;

indeed, they have fallen over one another.

They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people

and to the land of our birth,

away from the sword of the oppressor.’

17There they will cry out:

‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise;

he has let the appointed time pass him by.’

18As surely as I live, declares the King,

whose name is the LORD of Hosts,

there will come one who is like Tabor among the mountains

and like Carmel by the sea.

19Pack your bags for exile,

O daughter dwelling in Egypt!

For Memphis will be laid waste,

destroyed and uninhabited.

Footnotes

  • b 46:14 LXX; Hebrew Noph; also in verse 19

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Jeremiah 46:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
This is the wordהַדָּבָר֙had·dā·ḇārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1697 speech, word
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdib·berVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶֽל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir·mə·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH3414 Jirmejah
the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאhan·nā·ḇîArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
about the comingלָב֗וֹאlā·ḇō·wPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH935 come in, come, go in, go
of Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֙nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣarNoun - proper - masculine singularH5019 Nebukadnetstsar, retstsar, retstsor
kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לbā·ḇelNoun - proper - feminine singularH894 Babel, Babylon
to strikeלְהַכּ֖וֹתlə·hak·kō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH5221 smite
the landאֶ֥רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Jeremiah 46:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Announce itהַגִּ֤ידוּhag·gî·ḏūVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH5046 be conspicuous
in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙ḇə·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּwə·haš·mî·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
it in Migdolבְמִגְדּ֔וֹלḇə·miḡ·dō·wlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4024 tower
proclaimוְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּwə·haš·mî·‘ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
it in Memphisבְנֹ֖ףḇə·nōp̄Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH5297 Noph
and Tahpanhesוּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סū·ḇə·ṯaḥ·pan·ḥêsConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8471 Tachpanches
Take your positionsהִתְיַצֵּב֙hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇVerb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularH3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
and prepareוְהָכֵ֣ןwə·hā·ḵênConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH3559 be firm
yourselfלָ֔ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the swordחֶ֖רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
devoursאָכְלָ֥ה’ā·ḵə·lāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
those around youסְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃sə·ḇî·ḇe·ḵāAdverb; second person masculine singularH5439 circuit, round about

Jeremiah 46:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whyמַדּ֖וּעַmad·dū·a‘InterrogativeH4069 wherefore?
have your warriorsאַבִּירֶ֑יךָ’ab·bî·re·ḵāAdjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH47 mighty, valiant
been laid lowנִסְחַ֣ףnis·ḥap̄Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5502 prostrate
They cannotלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
standעָמַ֔ד‘ā·maḏVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has thrust them downהֲדָפֽוֹ׃hă·ḏā·p̄ōwVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH1920 thrust

Jeremiah 46:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They continueהִרְבָּ֖הhir·bāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
to stumbleכּוֹשֵׁ֑לkō·wō·šêlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
indeedגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
have fallenנָפַ֞לnā·p̄alVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
overאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
one anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּrê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
They sayוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙way·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Get upק֣וּמָה׀qū·māhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
Let us returnוְנָשֻׁ֣בָהwə·nā·šu·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH7725 turn back, return
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
our peopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ‘am·mê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH5971 people
and toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of our birthמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּmō·w·laḏ·tê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH4138 nativity, lineage, native country
away fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the swordחֶ֥רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hay·yō·w·nāhArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat

Jeremiah 46:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Thereשָׁ֑םšāmAdverbH8033 there, thither
they will cry outקָרְא֖וּqā·rə·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7121 call, proclaim, read
Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֤הpar·‘ōhNoun - proper - masculine singularH6547 Pharaoh
kingמֶֽלֶךְ־me·leḵ-Noun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙miṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
was all noiseשָׁא֔וֹןšā·’ō·wnNoun - masculine singularH7588 roar
he has let the appointed timeהַמּוֹעֵֽד׃ham·mō·w·‘êḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4150 appointed time, place, meeting
pass him byהֶעֱבִ֖ירhe·‘ĕ·ḇîrVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

Jeremiah 46:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As surely as Iאָ֙נִי֙’ā·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
liveחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
declaresנְאֻם־nə·’um-Noun - masculine singular constructH5002 utterance
the Kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
whose nameשְׁמ֑וֹšə·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH8034 name
is the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯNoun - common pluralH6635 army, war, warfare
will come oneיָבֽוֹא׃yā·ḇō·wVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
like Taborכְּתָב֣וֹרkə·ṯā·ḇō·wrPreposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH8396 Tabor
among the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֔יםbe·hā·rîmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and like Carmelוּכְכַרְמֶ֖לū·ḵə·ḵar·melConjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3760 Carmel
by the seaבַּיָּ֥םbay·yāmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3220 sea

Jeremiah 46:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Packעֲשִׂ֣י‘ă·śîVerb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularH6213 do, make
your bagsכְּלֵ֤יkə·lêNoun - masculine plural constructH3627 article, utensil, vessel
for exileגוֹלָה֙ḡō·w·lāhNoun - feminine singularH1473 exiles, exile
O daughterבַּת־baṯ-Noun - feminine singular constructH1323 daughter
dwellingיוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתyō·wō·še·ḇeṯVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmiṣ·rā·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
Forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
Memphisנֹף֙nōp̄Noun - proper - feminine singularH5297 Noph
will beתִֽהְיֶ֔הṯih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
laid wasteלְשַׁמָּ֣הlə·šam·māhPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singularH8047 waste, appalment
destroyedוְנִצְּתָ֖הwə·niṣ·ṣə·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularH5327 struggle
and uninhabitedיוֹשֵֽׁב׃סyō·wō·šêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Jeremiah 46:13 Jeremiah 43:10–13 · Jeremiah 44:30

Jeremiah 46:14 Jeremiah 46:10 · Jeremiah 44:1 · Nahum 2:13 · Jeremiah 2:30 · Isaiah 1:20 · Jeremiah 43:8–9 · Jeremiah 46:3–4

Jeremiah 46:15 Isaiah 66:15–16 · Psalm 68:2 · Jeremiah 46:5 · Psalm 18:14 · Psalm 18:39

Jeremiah 46:16 Leviticus 26:36–37 · Jeremiah 51:9

Jeremiah 46:17 Isaiah 19:11–16 · 1 Kings 20:10 · Exodus 15:9

Jeremiah 46:18 Jeremiah 48:15 · Judges 4:6 · Joshua 19:22 · Psalm 89:12 · Malachi 1:14 · Isaiah 47:4 · Isaiah 48:2

Jeremiah 46:19 Isaiah 20:4 · Jeremiah 48:18 · Jeremiah 44:1 · Ezekiel 30:13

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