Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.14.6", "source": "וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃", "text": "*ûp̄ərāʾîm* *ʿāmḏû* upon-*šəp̄āyim* *šāʾăp̄û* *rûaḥ* like-the-*tannîm* *kālû* *ʿênêhem* because-*ʾên* *ʿēśeḇ*", "grammar": { "*ûp̄ərāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural with conjunction - and wild donkeys", "*ʿāmḏû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they stood", "*šəp̄āyim*": "noun, masculine plural with preposition - upon bare heights/hills", "*šāʾăp̄û*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they pant for/gasp", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/breath/air", "*tannîm*": "noun, masculine plural with preposition + definite article - like the jackals/sea monsters", "*kālû*": "qal perfect, 3rd plural - they fail/are exhausted", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - herb/vegetation" }, "variants": { "*p̄ərāʾîm*": "wild donkeys/onagers", "*šəp̄āyim*": "bare heights/hills/high places", "*šāʾăp̄û*": "pant for/gasp/gulp/inhale eagerly", "*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/sea monsters", "*kālû*": "fail/are exhausted/are consumed", "*ʿēśeḇ*": "herb/vegetation/grass/plants" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 2:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.2.24", "source": "פֶּ֣רֶה ׀ לִמֻּ֣ד מִדְבָּ֗ר בְּאַוַּ֤ת נפשו נַפְשָׁהּ֙ שָׁאֲפָ֣ה ר֔וּחַ תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ מִ֣י יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה כָּל־מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ לֹ֣א יִיעָ֔פוּ בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃", "text": "*pereʾ* *limmud* *midbār* *bəʾawwat* *nafšāh* *šāʾăfāh* *rûaḥ* *taʾănātāh* *mî* *yəšîbennāh* *kol*-*məbaqšêhā* *lōʾ* *yîʿāfû* *bəḥodšāh* *yimṣāʾûnhā*", "grammar": { "*pereʾ*": "masculine singular noun - wild donkey", "*limmud*": "passive participle Pual, masculine singular - accustomed to/taught", "*midbār*": "masculine singular noun - wilderness/desert", "*bəʾawwat*": "preposition + construct feminine singular noun - in the desire of", "*nafšāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her soul/appetite (Qere, corrected reading)", "*šāʾăfāh*": "perfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - she snuffs up/pants after", "*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/breath", "*taʾănātāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her desire/craving", "*mî*": "interrogative - who", "*yəšîbennāh*": "imperfect Hiphil, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - can turn her back", "*kol*": "construct noun - all of", "*məbaqšêhā*": "masculine plural participle Piel with 3rd feminine singular suffix - those seeking her", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yîʿāfû*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural - they will weary/tire", "*bəḥodšāh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - in her month", "*yimṣāʾûnhā*": "imperfect Qal, 3rd masculine plural with 3rd feminine singular suffix - they will find her" }, "variants": { "*pereʾ*": "wild donkey/wild ass", "*limmud*": "accustomed to/taught/trained", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland", "*ʾawwat*": "desire/lust/craving", "*nafšāh*": "her soul/appetite/desire (textual variant: *nafšô* = his soul or *nafšāh* = her soul)", "*šāʾăfāh*": "she snuffs up/pants after/eagerly inhales", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/air", "*taʾănātāh*": "her desire/craving/lust", "*yəšîbennāh*": "can turn her back/restrain her/hold her back", "*məbaqšêhā*": "those seeking her/pursuing her/searching for her", "*yîʿāfû*": "they will weary/tire/exhaust themselves", "*ḥodšāh*": "her month/her time of heat/her mating season", "*yimṣāʾûnhā*": "they will find her/encounter her" } }
  • Job 39:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Job.39.5", "source": "מִֽי־שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ׃", "text": "*mî*-*šillaḥ* *pereʾ* *ḥopšî* *û*-*môsərôt* *ʿārôd* *mî* *pittēaḥ*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*šillaḥ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sent away/set free", "*pereʾ*": "masculine singular absolute - wild donkey", "*ḥopšî*": "masculine singular adjective - free", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*môsərôt*": "feminine plural construct - bonds/chains of", "*ʿārôd*": "masculine singular absolute - wild ass", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*pittēaḥ*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he opened/untied" }, "variants": { "*mî*": "who", "*šillaḥ*": "sent away/set free/let loose", "*pereʾ*": "wild donkey/onager", "*ḥopšî*": "free/liberty", "*môsərôt*": "bonds/chains/restraints", "*ʿārôd*": "wild ass/onager", "*pittēaḥ*": "opened/untied/loosed" } } 6 { "verseID": "Job.39.6", "source": "אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑וֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יו מְלֵֽחָה׃", "text": "*ʾăšer*-*śamtî* *ʿărābāh* *bêtô* *û*-*mišḵənôtāyw* *məlēḥāh*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*śamtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person common singular - I set/placed", "*ʿărābāh*": "feminine singular absolute - desert plain/wilderness", "*bêtô*": "masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mišḵənôtāyw*": "masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dwelling places", "*məlēḥāh*": "feminine singular absolute - salt land/barren place" }, "variants": { "*ʾăšer*": "who/which/that", "*śamtî*": "I set/placed/established", "*ʿărābāh*": "desert plain/wilderness/steppe", "*bêtô*": "his house/home/dwelling", "*mišḵənôtāyw*": "his dwelling places/habitations", "*məlēḥāh*": "salt land/barren place/salt marsh" } }
  • Joel 1:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Joel.1.18", "source": "מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה בְהֵמָ֗ה נָבֹ֙כוּ֙ עֶדְרֵ֣י בָקָ֔ר כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין מִרְעֶ֖ה לָהֶ֑ם גַּם־עֶדְרֵ֥י הַצֹּ֖אן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃", "text": "*Mah*-*nneʾenḥāh* *ḇəhēmāh* *nāḇōḵû* *ʿeḏrê* *ḇāqār* *kî* *ʾên* *mirʿeh* *lāhem* *gam*-*ʿeḏrê* *haṣṣōʾn* *neʾšāmû*", "grammar": { "*Mah*": "interrogative - how", "*nneʾenḥāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - groans", "*ḇəhēmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - cattle, beasts", "*nāḇōḵû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - are confused, wander", "*ʿeḏrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - herds of", "*ḇāqār*": "noun, masculine singular - cattle, oxen", "*kî*": "conjunction - for, because", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is no", "*mirʿeh*": "noun, masculine singular - pasture", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - for them", "*gam*": "adverb - also", "*ʿeḏrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - flocks of", "*haṣṣōʾn*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the sheep", "*neʾšāmû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are desolate, suffer punishment" }, "variants": { "*nneʾenḥāh*": "groans/sighs/moans", "*ḇəhēmāh*": "cattle/beasts/animals", "*nāḇōḵû*": "are confused/wander/are perplexed", "*ʿeḏrê*": "herds of/flocks of", "*ḇāqār*": "cattle/oxen/bovine animals", "*mirʿeh*": "pasture/grazing land", "*neʾšāmû*": "they are desolate/they suffer punishment/they bear guilt" } }
  • 1 Sam 14:29 : 29 { "verseID": "1 Samuel.14.29", "source": "וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן עָכַ֥ר אָבִ֖י אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ רְאוּ־נָא֙ כִּֽי־אֹ֣רוּ עֵינַ֔י כִּ֣י טָעַ֔מְתִּי מְעַ֖ט דְּבַ֥שׁ הַזֶּֽה׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *yônātān*, *ʿākar* my *ʾābî* *ʾet-hāʾāreṣ*; *rĕʾû-nāʾ* that *ʾōrû* my *ʿênay*, because *ṭāʿamtî* a little of this *dĕbaš*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, waw consecutive - and he said", "*yônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan", "*ʿākar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has troubled", "*ʾābî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my father", "*ʾet-hāʾāreṣ*": "direct object marker + feminine singular noun with definite article - the land", "*rĕʾû-nāʾ*": "qal imperative, masculine plural + particle of entreaty - see, please", "*ʾōrû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are brightened", "*ʿênay*": "feminine dual noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eyes", "*ṭāʿamtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I tasted", "*dĕbaš*": "masculine singular noun - honey" }, "variants": { "*ʿākar*": "troubled/brought disaster upon/disturbed/harmed", "*ʾōrû ʿênay*": "my eyes are brightened/my eyes are enlightened/my strength is renewed" } }
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Lamentations.4.17", "source": "עוֹדֵ֙ינוּ֙ תִּכְלֶ֣ינָה עֵינֵ֔ינוּ אֶל־עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ הָ֑בֶל בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ צִפִּ֔ינוּ אֶל־גּ֖וֹי לֹ֥א יוֹשִֽׁעַ׃", "text": "Still *ʿôḏênû* *tiḵlenâ* our *ʿênênû* to our *ʿezrāṯēnû* *hāḇel*; in our *ṣippiyyāṯēnû* we *ṣippînû* to *gôy* not *yôšîaʿ*", "grammar": { "*ʿôḏênû*": "adverb + 1st common plural suffix - while we/still we", "*tiḵlenâ*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they fail/come to an end", "*ʿênênû*": "feminine dual noun with 1st common plural suffix - our eyes", "*ʾel-ʿezrāṯēnû*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 1st common plural suffix - to our help", "*hāḇel*": "masculine singular noun - vanity/emptiness", "*bə-ṣippiyyāṯēnû*": "preposition + feminine singular noun with 1st common plural suffix - in our watching", "*ṣippînû*": "Piel perfect, 1st common plural - we watched expectantly", "*ʾel-gôy*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - to a nation", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yôšîaʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he saves" }, "variants": { "*ʿôḏênû*": "still we/yet we/while we", "*tiḵlenâ*": "fail/come to end/waste away", "*ʿezrāṯēnû*": "our help/our assistance/our aid", "*hāḇel*": "vanity/emptiness/futility", "*ṣippiyyāṯēnû*": "our watching/our looking out/our expectation", "*ṣippînû*": "we watched expectantly/we looked out/we waited", "*yôšîaʿ*": "saves/delivers/rescues" } }
  • Lam 5:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Lamentations.5.17", "source": "עַל־זֶ֗ה הָיָ֤ה דָוֶה֙ לִבֵּ֔נוּ עַל־אֵ֖לֶּה חָשְׁכ֥וּ עֵינֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "For-*zeh* *hāyâ* *ḏāweh* *libbēnû*, for-*ʾēlleh* *ḥāšəḵû* *ʿênênû*", "grammar": { "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this", "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has become", "*ḏāweh*": "adjective masculine singular - faint/sick", "*libbēnû*": "noun masculine singular construct with 1st person plural suffix - our heart", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun plural - these", "*ḥāšəḵû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they have grown dim", "*ʿênênû*": "noun feminine dual construct with 1st person plural suffix - our eyes" }, "variants": { "*ḏāweh*": "faint/sick/ill", "*libbēnû*": "our heart/mind/inner being", "*ḥāšəḵû*": "they have grown dim/darkened/become dim", "*ʿênênû*": "our eyes (dimming eyes signifies grief or weakness)" } }