Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:27
27Was not Israel your object of ridicule?
Was he ever found among thieves?
For whenever you speak of him
you shake your head.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Was | הָיָ֤ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| not | ל֣וֹא | lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| your | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| object of ridicule | הַשְּׂחֹ֗ק | haś·śə·ḥōq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7814 laughter, derision, sport |
| Was he ever found | נִמְצָאָה | nim·ṣå̄·ʾå̄h | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| whenever | מִדֵּ֧י | mid·dê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| you speak of him | דְבָרֶ֥יךָ | ḏə·ḇā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| you shake your head | תִּתְנוֹדָֽד׃ | tiṯ·nō·w·ḏāḏ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 2:26 · Micah 7:8–10 · Ezekiel 25:8 · Zephaniah 2:8 · Lamentations 2:15–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.