Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:17–21

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.

¹⁹For the sound of wailing

is heard from Zion:

‘How devastated we are!

How great is our shame!

For we have abandoned the land

because our dwellings have been torn down.’”

²⁰Now, O women, hear the word of the LORD.

Open your ears to the word of His mouth.

Teach your daughters to wail,

and one another to lament.

²¹For death has climbed in through our windows;

it has entered our fortresses

to cut off the children from the streets,

the young men from the town squares.

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Jeremiah 9:17

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

Jeremiah 9:18

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

Jeremiah 9:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sound	ק֥וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of wailing	נְהִ֛י	nə·hî	Noun - masculine singular	H5092 wailing, lamentation, mourning song
is heard	נִשְׁמַ֥ע	niš·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
from Zion	מִצִּיּ֖וֹן	miṣ·ṣî·yō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6726 Zion
How	אֵ֣יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
devastated we are	שֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּ	šud·dā·ḏə·nū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
How great	מְאֹד֙	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
is our shame	בֹּ֤שְׁנֽוּ	bō·šə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H954 be ashamed
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we have abandoned	עָזַ֣בְנוּ	‘ā·zaḇ·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the land	אָ֔רֶץ	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
our dwellings	מִשְׁכְּנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ס	miš·kə·nō·w·ṯê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
have been torn down	הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ	hiš·lî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H7993 throw, fling, cast

Jeremiah 9:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
O women	נָשִׁים֙	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
hear	שְׁמַ֤עְנָה	šə·ma‘·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural	H8085 hear
the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
Open	וְתִקַּ֥ח	wə·ṯiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
your ears	אָזְנְכֶ֖ם	’ā·zə·nə·ḵem	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H241 ear
to the word	דְּבַר־	də·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of His mouth	פִּ֑יו	pîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6310 mouth
Teach	וְלַמֵּ֤דְנָה	wə·lam·mê·ḏə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine plural	H3925 exercise in, learn
your daughters	בְנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙	ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1323 daughter
to wail	נֶ֔הִי	ne·hî	Noun - masculine singular	H5092 wailing, lamentation, mourning song
and one	וְאִשָּׁ֥ה	wə·’iš·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
another	רְעוּתָ֖הּ	rə·‘ū·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7468 fellow (-woman)
to lament	קִינָֽה׃	qî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7015 elegy, dirge

Jeremiah 9:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
death	מָ֙וֶת֙	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
has climbed in	עָ֤לָה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
through our windows	בְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּ	bə·ḥal·lō·w·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H2474 window
it has entered	בָּ֖א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
our fortresses	בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּ	bə·’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H759 citadel
to cut off	לְהַכְרִ֤ית	lə·haḵ·rîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
the children	עוֹלָל֙	‘ō·w·lāl	Noun - masculine singular	H5768 child
from the streets	מִח֔וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
the young men	בַּחוּרִ֖ים	ba·ḥū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H970 young man
from the town squares	מֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃	mê·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H7339 broad open place, plaza