Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:17–18

¹⁷This is what the LORD of Hosts says:

“Take note, and summon the wailing women;

send for the most skillful among them.

¹⁸Let them come quickly

and take up a lament over us,

that our eyes may overflow with tears,

and our eyelids may gush with water.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This is what	כֹּ֤ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	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
Take note	הִתְבּֽוֹנְנ֛וּ	hiṯ·bō·wn·nū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H995 discern
and summon	וְקִרְא֥וּ	wə·qir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the wailing women	לַמְקוֹנְנ֖וֹת	lam·qō·wn·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural	H6969 strike a musical note, chant, wail
send	שִׁלְח֖וּ	šil·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7971 send
for	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the	הַחֲכָמ֥וֹת	ha·ḥă·ḵā·mō·wṯ	Article; Adjective - feminine plural	H2450 wise

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let them come quickly	וּתְמַהֵ֕רְנָה	ū·ṯə·ma·hê·rə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H4116 hasten
and take up	וְתִשֶּׂ֥נָה	wə·ṯiś·śe·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5375 lift, take, carry
a lament	נֶ֑הִי	ne·hî	Noun - masculine singular	H5092 wailing, lamentation, mourning song
over us	עָלֵ֖ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
that our eyes	עֵינֵ֙ינוּ֙	‘ê·nê·nū	Noun - cdc; first person common plural	H5869 eye
may overflow	וְתֵרַ֤דְנָה	wə·ṯê·raḏ·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
with tears	דִּמְעָ֔ה	dim·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1832 tears
and our eyelids	וְעַפְעַפֵּ֖ינוּ	wə·‘ap̄·‘ap·pê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine dual construct; first person common plural	H6079 eyelid
may gush	יִזְּלוּ־	yiz·zə·lū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
with water	מָֽיִם׃	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

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Jeremiah 9:17 Amos 5:16–17 · Ecclesiastes 12:5 · 2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah 9:18 Jeremiah 9:1 · Jeremiah 14:17 · Isaiah 22:4 · Jeremiah 9:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.