Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:15
15Behold, I am bringing a distant nation against you,
O house of Israel,” declares the LORD.
“It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | הִנְנִ֣י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I am bringing | מֵבִיא֩ | mê·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| a distant | מִמֶּרְחָ֛ק | mim·mer·ḥāq | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H4801 distant place, distance |
| nation | גּ֧וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| against you | עֲלֵיכֶ֨ם | ‘ă·lê·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| O house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהֹוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| It | ה֗וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is an established | אֵיתָ֣ן | ’ê·ṯān | Adjective - masculine singular | H386 perennial, ever-flowing |
| nation | גּ֣וֹי׀ | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| an ancient | מֵעוֹלָם֙ | mê·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| nation | גּ֤וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| a nation | גּ֚וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| whose language | לְשֹׁנ֔וֹ | lə·šō·nōw | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3956 tongue |
| you do not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | תֵדַ֣ע | ṯê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| and whose speech | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you do not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| understand | תִשְׁמַ֖ע | ṯiš·ma‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 28:49 · Jeremiah 4:16 · Isaiah 33:19 · Isaiah 5:26 · Isaiah 28:11 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 1:15 · 1 Corinthians 14:21 · Habakkuk 1:5–10 · Isaiah 5:7 · Jeremiah 6:22 · Jeremiah 5:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.