Jeremiah
Jeremiah 6:9
9This is what the LORD of Hosts says:
“Glean the remnant of Israel
as thoroughly as a vine.
Pass your hand once more like a grape gatherer
over the branches.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהֹוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the remnant | שְׁאֵרִ֣ית | šə·’ê·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| as thoroughly | עוֹלֵ֛ל | ‘ō·w·lêl | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H5953 act severely |
| as a vine | כַגֶּ֖פֶן | ḵag·ge·p̄en | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H1612 vine |
| Pass your hand | יָדְךָ֔ | yā·ḏə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| once more | הָשֵׁב֙ | hā·šêḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| like a grape gatherer | כְּבוֹצֵ֖ר | kə·ḇō·w·ṣêr | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1219 cut off, make inaccessible |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the branches | סַלְסִלּֽוֹת׃ | sal·sil·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5552 basket |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 49:9 · Obadiah 1:5–6 · Jeremiah 16:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.