Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:14–16

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

proclaim it in Memphis^b 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.’

Footnotes

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

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Jeremiah 46:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Announce it	הַגִּ֤ידוּ	hag·gî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
in Egypt	בְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙	ḇə·miṣ·ra·yim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and proclaim	וְהַשְׁמִ֣יעוּ	wə·haš·mî·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
it in Migdol	בְמִגְדּ֔וֹל	ḇə·miḡ·dō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4024 tower
proclaim	וְהַשְׁמִ֥יעוּ	wə·haš·mî·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
it in Memphis	בְנֹ֖ף	ḇə·nōp̄	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5297 Noph
and Tahpanhes	וּבְתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑ס	ū·ḇə·ṯaḥ·pan·ḥês	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8471 Tachpanches
Take your positions	הִתְיַצֵּב֙	hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
and prepare	וְהָכֵ֣ן	wə·hā·ḵên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3559 be firm
yourself	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sword	חֶ֖רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
devours	אָכְלָ֥ה	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
those around you	סְבִיבֶֽיךָ׃	sə·ḇî·ḇe·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about

Jeremiah 46:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	מַדּ֖וּעַ	mad·dū·a‘	Interrogative	H4069 wherefore?
have your warriors	אַבִּירֶ֑יךָ	’ab·bî·re·ḵā	Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H47 mighty, valiant
been laid low	נִסְחַ֣ף	nis·ḥap̄	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5502 prostrate
They cannot	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand	עָמַ֔ד	‘ā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has thrust them down	הֲדָפֽוֹ׃	hă·ḏā·p̄ōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H1920 thrust

Jeremiah 46:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They continue	הִרְבָּ֖ה	hir·bāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
to stumble	כּוֹשֵׁ֑ל	kō·wō·šêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3782 stumble, stagger, totter
indeed	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
have fallen	נָפַ֞ל	nā·p̄al	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
over	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
one another	רֵעֵ֗הוּ	rê·‘ê·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7453 shouting, roar
They say	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Get up	ק֣וּמָה׀	qū·māh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
Let us return	וְנָשֻׁ֣בָה	wə·nā·šu·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7725 turn back, return
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
our people	עַמֵּ֗נוּ	‘am·mê·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H5971 people
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֙רֶץ֙	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of our birth	מֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּ	mō·w·laḏ·tê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H4138 nativity, lineage, native country
away from	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the sword	חֶ֥רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
of the oppressor	הַיּוֹנָֽה׃	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.