Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:15–17

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.’

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.