Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:9
9Should I not punish them for these things?”
declares the LORD.
“Should I not avenge Myself
on such a nation as this?
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should I not | לוֹא־ | lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| punish them | אֶפְקֹ֖ד | ’ep̄·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| for | הַֽעַל־ | ha·‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| these things | אֵ֥לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהֹוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Should I not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| avenge | תִתְנַקֵּ֖ם | ṯiṯ·naq·qêm | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5358 avenge, take vengeance |
| Myself | נַפְשִֽׁי׃ס | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| on such a nation | בְּג֣וֹי | bə·ḡō·w | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| as this | כָּזֶ֔ה | kā·zeh | Preposition-k; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.