Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:20

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.

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 23:27–30 · Isaiah 32:9–13 · Job 22:22 · Isaiah 3:16 · Jeremiah 9:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.