Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:7

⁷Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says:

“Behold, I will refine them and test them,

for what else can I do

because of^b the daughter of My people?

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
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
Behold	הִנְנִ֥י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will refine them	צוֹרְפָ֖ם	ṣō·wr·p̄ām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6884 smelt, refine, test
and test them	וּבְחַנְתִּ֑ים	ū·ḇə·ḥan·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H974 examine, try
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
what	אֵ֣יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
else can I do	אֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
because of	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of My people	עַמִּֽי׃	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.