Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:11
11But I am full of the LORD’s wrath;
I am tired of holding it back.
“Pour it out on the children in the street,
and on the young men gathered together.
For both husband and wife will be captured,
the old and the very old alike.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But I am full of | מָלֵ֙אתִי֙ | mā·lê·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| wrath | חֲמַ֨ת | ḥă·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2534 heat, rage |
| I am tired | נִלְאֵ֣יתִי | nil·’ê·ṯî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3811 be weary, impatient |
| of holding it back | הָכִ֔יל | hā·ḵîl | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3557 comprehend, contain |
| Pour it out | שְׁפֹ֤ךְ | šə·p̄ōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the children | עוֹלָל֙ | ‘ō·w·lāl | Noun - masculine singular | H5768 child |
| in the street | בַּח֔וּץ | ba·ḥūṣ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2351 the outside |
| and on | וְעַ֛ל | wə·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the young men | בַּחוּרִ֖ים | ba·ḥū·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H970 young man |
| gathered | ס֥וֹד | sō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5475 council, counsel |
| together | יַחְדָּ֑ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| both | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| husband | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| wife | אִשָּׁה֙ | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| will be captured | יִלָּכֵ֔דוּ | yil·lā·ḵê·ḏū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| the old | זָקֵ֖ן | zā·qên | Adjective - masculine singular | H2205 old |
| and | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the very old | מְלֵ֥א | mə·lê | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4392 full |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 20:9 · Jeremiah 9:21 · Micah 3:8 · Job 32:18–19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.