Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:19
19Listen to the cry of the daughter of my people
from a land far away:
“Is the LORD no longer in Zion?
Is her King no longer there?”
“Why have they provoked Me to anger
with their carved images,
with their worthless foreign idols?”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listen | ק֞וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| to the cry | שַֽׁוְעַ֣ת | šaw·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7775 cry for help |
| of the daughter | בַּת־ | baṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of my people | עַמִּ֗י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| from a land far away | מַרְחַקִּ֔ים | mar·ḥaq·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4801 distant place, distance |
| Is the LORD | הַֽיהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| no | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| longer in Zion | בְּצִיּ֔וֹן | bə·ṣî·yō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| Is her | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| King | מַלְכָּ֖הּ | mal·kāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H4428 king |
| no longer | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| there | בָּ֑הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| Why | מַדּ֗וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| have they provoked Me to anger | הִכְעִס֛וּנִי | hiḵ·‘i·sū·nî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| with their carved images | בִּפְסִלֵיהֶ֖ם | bip̄·si·lê·hem | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6456 id. |
| with their worthless foreign | נֵכָֽר׃ | nê·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H5236 that which is foreign, foreignness |
| idols | בְּהַבְלֵ֥י | bə·haḇ·lê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.