Jeremiah 1:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then Jehovah put forth his hand, and touched my mouth; and Jehovah said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־יָד֔וֹ וַיַּגַּ֖ע עַל־פִּ֑י וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י הִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי דְבָרַ֖י בְּפִֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

wa-yišlaḥ YHWH ʾet-yādô wa-yaggaʿ upon-pî wa-yōʾmer YHWH ʾēlay hinnēh nātattî dĕbāray in-pîkā

Grammar Details

*wa-yišlaḥ*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent/stretched out
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*yādô*: singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*wa-yaggaʿ*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he touched
*pî*: singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my mouth
*wa-yōʾmer*: waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
*hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
*nātattî*: Qal perfect 1st singular - I have given/placed
*dĕbāray*: plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my words
*pîkā*: singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your mouth

Word Meanings

*wa-yišlaḥ*: and he sent/and he stretched out/and he put forth
*wa-yaggaʿ*: and he touched/and he made contact
*nātattî*: I have given/I have placed/I have put

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Exod 4:11-12 : 11 And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah? 12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt speak.
Ezek 3:10 : 10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words that I shall speak unto thee receive in thy heart, and hear with thine ears.
Matt 10:19 : 19 But when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak.
Luke 12:12 : 12 for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
Exod 4:15-16 : 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put the words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people; and it shall come to pass, that he shall be to thee a mouth, and thou shalt be to him as God.
Isa 51:16 : 16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of my hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people.
Jer 5:14 : 14 Wherefore thus saith Jehovah, the God of hosts, Because ye speak this word, behold, I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them.
Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
Luke 21:15 : 15 for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to withstand or to gainsay.
Isa 49:2 : 2 and he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me: and he hath made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he kept me close:
Isa 6:6-7 : 6 Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: 7 and he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin forgiven.

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