Jeremiah 10:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear ye the word which Jehovah speaketh unto you, O house of Israel:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְע֣וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

Šimʿû ʾet-ha-dābār which dibber YHWH upon-you bêt Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *Šimʿû*: imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ha-dābār*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the word/matter/thing
• *dibber*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - spoke/said
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *bêt*: construct state, masculine singular - house of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *Šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey
• *dābār*: word/speech/matter/thing/command
• *dibber*: spoke/uttered/commanded

Referenced Verses

• Jer 13:15-17 : 15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken. 16 Give glory to Jehovah your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness. 17 But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because Jehovah's flock is taken captive.
• Jer 22:2 : 2 And say, Hear the word of Jehovah, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates.
• Jer 42:15 : 15 now therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, O remnant of Judah: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, If ye indeed set your faces to enter into Egypt, and go to sojourn there;
• Hos 4:1 : 1 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
• Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;
• 1 Thess 2:13 : 13 And for this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when ye received from us the word of the message, [even the word] of God, ye accepted [it] not [as] the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also worketh in you that believe.
• Rev 2:29 : 29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches.
• 1 Kgs 22:19 : 19 And [Micaiah] said, Therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: I saw Jehovah sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
• Ps 50:7 : 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify unto thee: I am God, [even] thy God.
• Isa 1:10 : 10 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.
• Isa 28:14 : 14 Wherefore hear the word of Jehovah, ye scoffers, that rule this people that is in Jerusalem:
• Jer 2:4 : 4 Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel: