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הַדָּבָר
ha·da·var
the word
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
which
particle
דִּבֶּר
di·ber
he spoke
verb · piel · perfect
יִרְמְיָהוּ
yir·me·ya·hu
Jeremiah
noun
הַנָּבִיא
ha·na·vi'
the prophet
noun · absolute
אֶל־
'el-
to
preposition
בָּרוּךְ
ba·rukh
Baruch
noun
בֶּן־
ben-
[the] son of
noun · construct
נֵרִיָּה
ne·ri·yah
Neriah
noun
בְּכָתְבוֹ
be·kha·te·vo
when wrote he
verb · qal · infinitive
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
הַדְּבָרִים
ha·de·va·rim
the words
noun · absolute
הָאֵלֶּה
ha·'e·leh
(the) these
particle
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
סֵפֶר
se·fer
a scroll
noun · absolute
מִפִּי
mi·pi
from [the] mouth of
noun · construct
יִרְמְיָהוּ
yir·me·ya·hu
Jeremiah
noun
בַּשָּׁנָה
ba·sha·nah
in the year
noun · absolute
הָרְבִעִית
ha·re·vi·'it
(the) fourth
adjective · absolute
לִיהוֹיָקִים
li·ho·ya·kim
of Jehoiakim
noun
בֶּן־
ben-
[the] son of
noun · construct
יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ
yo·shi·ya·hu
Josiah
noun
מֶלֶךְ
me·lekh
[the] king of
noun · construct
יְהוּדָה
ye·hu·dah
Judah
noun
לֵאמֹר ס
le·mor
(to) saying
verb · qal · infinitive
This is the word that Jeremiah the prophet spoke to Baruch son of Neriah when he wrote these words on a scroll at the dictation of Jeremiah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah:
כֹּה־
koh-
thus
adverb
אָמַר
'a·mar
he says
verb · qal · perfect
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
אֱלֹהֵי
'e·lo·hei
[the] God of
noun · construct
יִשְׂרָאֵל
yis·ra·'el
Israel
noun
עָלֶיךָ
'a·lei·kha
to you
preposition
בָּרוּךְ
ba·rukh
O Baruch
noun
“This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to you, Baruch:
אָמַרְתָּ
'a·mar·ta
you said
verb · qal · perfect
אוֹי־
'o-
woe
particle
נָא
na'
please
particle
לִי
li
to (the) me
suffix
כִּי־
ki-
for
particle
יָסַף
ya·saf
he has added
verb · qal · perfect
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
יָגוֹן
ya·gon
sorrow
noun · absolute
עַל־
'al-
to
preposition
מַכְאֹבִי
makh·'o·vi
pain my
noun · construct
יָגַעְתִּי
ya·ga'·ti
I am weary
verb · qal · perfect
בְּאַנְחָתִי
be·'an·cha·ti
with groaning my
noun · construct
וּמְנוּחָה
u·me·nu·chah
and rest
noun · absolute
לֹא
lo'
not
particle
מָצָאתִי ס
ma·tza·ti
I have found
verb · qal · perfect
You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
כֹּה
koh
thus
adverb
תֹּאמַר
to·mar
you will say
verb · qal · imperfect
אֵלָיו
'e·lav
to him
preposition
כֹּה
koh
thus
adverb
אָמַר
'a·mar
he says
verb · qal · perfect
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
הִנֵּה
hi·neh
here
particle
אֲשֶׁר־
'a·sher-
[that] which
particle
בָּנִיתִי
ba·ni·ti
I have built
verb · qal · perfect
אֲנִי
'a·ni
I
pronoun
הֹרֵס
ho·res
[am] about to tear down
verb · qal · participle
וְאֵת
ve·'et
and (marks the object)
object indicator
אֲשֶׁר־
'a·sher-
[that] which
particle
נָטַעְתִּי
na·ta'·ti
I have planted
verb · qal · perfect
אֲנִי
'a·ni
I
pronoun
נֹתֵשׁ
no·tesh
[am] about to pluck up
verb · qal · participle
וְאֶת־
ve·'et
and (marks the object)
object indicator
כָּל־
kol-
all
noun · construct
הָאָרֶץ
ha·'a·retz
the land
noun · absolute
הִיא
hi'
it
pronoun
Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
וְאַתָּה
ve·'a·tah
and you
pronoun
תְּבַקֶּשׁ־
te·va·kesh-
you are seeking
verb · piel · imperfect
לְךָ
le·kha
for (the) yourself
suffix
גְדֹלוֹת
ge·do·lot
great [things]
adjective · absolute
אַל־
'al-
may not
particle
תְּבַקֵּשׁ
te·va·kesh
you seek [them]
verb · piel · imperfect
כִּי
ki
for
particle
הִנְנִי
hi·ni
here I
particle
מֵבִיא
me·vi'
[am] about to bring
verb · hiphil · participle
רָעָה
ra·'ah
calamity
noun · absolute
עַל־
'al-
on
preposition
כָּל־
kol-
all
noun · construct
בָּשָׂר
ba·sar
flesh
noun · absolute
נְאֻם־
ne·'um-
[the] utterance of
noun · construct
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
noun
וְנָתַתִּי
ve·na·ta·ti
and I will give
verb · qal · weqatal
לְךָ
le·kha
to (the) you
suffix
אֶת־
'et-
(marks the object)
object indicator
נַפְשְׁךָ
naf·she·kha
life your
noun · construct
לְשָׁלָל
le·sha·lal
to plunder
noun · absolute
עַל
'al
at
preposition
כָּל־
kol-
all
noun · construct
הַמְּקֹמוֹת
ha·me·ko·mot
the places
noun · absolute
אֲשֶׁר
'a·sher
where
particle
תֵּלֶךְ־
te·lekh-
you will go
verb · qal · imperfect
שָׁם ס
sham
there
adverb
But as for you, do you seek great things for yourself? Stop seeking! For I will bring disaster on every living creature, declares the LORD, but wherever you go, I will grant your life as a spoil of war.”
Jeremiah 44
Jeremiah 46
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English: Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Grammar from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). Sentence structure and references from MACULA Greek and Hebrew (Biblica / Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meaning groups from the UBS MARBLE Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Greek, based on Louw & Nida. Words marked with a dotted line are found in only some manuscripts.