Jeremiah 15:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith Jehovah: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֛ה כִּֽי־יֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ אָ֣נָה נֵצֵ֑א וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לַמָּ֤וֶת לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר לַחֶ֙רֶב֙ לַחֶ֔רֶב וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר לָֽרָעָב֙ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לַשְּׁבִ֖י לַשֶּֽׁבִי׃

Transliteration

wə-hāyāh when-yōʾmərû to-you, where nēṣēʾ? and-ʾāmartā to-them, thus-ʾāmar YHWH: those for-ha-māwet to-ha-māwet, and-those for-ha-ḥereb to-ha-ḥereb, and-those for-hā-rāʿāb to-hā-rāʿāb, and-those for-ha-šəbî to-ha-šəbî.

Grammar Details

• *wə-hāyāh*: waw consecutive + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it will happen/come to pass
• *yōʾmərû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will say
• *nēṣēʾ*: qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will go out
• *ʾāmartā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall say
• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has said
• *YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/the LORD
• *ha-māwet*: article + noun common masculine singular - the death/pestilence
• *ha-ḥereb*: article + noun common feminine singular - the sword
• *hā-rāʿāb*: article + noun common masculine singular - the famine
• *ha-šəbî*: article + noun common masculine singular - the captivity

Word Meanings

• *ʾānāh*: where/to what place/whither
• *nēṣēʾ*: we shall go out/depart/exit
• *kōh-ʾāmar YHWH*: thus says the LORD/so said Yahweh
• *ʾăšer la-māwet la-māwet*: those destined for death to death/those for pestilence to pestilence

Referenced Verses

• Jer 43:11 : 11 And he shall come, and shall smite the land of Egypt; such as are for death [shall be given] to death, and such as are for captivity to captivity, and such as are for the sword to the sword.
• Jer 14:12 : 12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt-offering and meal-offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence.
• Ezek 5:12 : 12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.
• Zech 11:9 : 9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that which dieth, let it die; and that which is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and let them that are left eat every one the flesh of another.
• Ezek 5:2 : 2 A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite with the sword round about it; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.
• Dan 9:12 : 12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil; for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem.
• Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
• Ezek 14:21 : 21 For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the evil beasts, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast!
• Jer 24:9-9 : 9 I will even give them up to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth for evil; to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.
• Rev 6:3-8 : 3 And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, Come. 4 And another [horse] came forth, a red horse: and to him that sat thereon it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. 5 And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, Come. And I saw, and behold, {G2532} {G2400} a black horse; and he that sat {G1909} thereon had a balance in his hand. 6 And I heard as it were a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a shilling, and three measures of barley for a shilling; and the oil and the wine hurt thou not. 7 And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, Come. 8 And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Death; and Hades followed with him. And there was given unto them authority over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the wild beasts of the earth.
• Rev 13:10 : 10 If any man [is] for captivity, into captivity he goeth: if any man shall kill with the sword, with the sword must he be killed. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
• Isa 24:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who fleeth from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for the windows on high are opened, and the foundations of the earth tremble.