Jeremiah 16:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־הַבָּנִים֙ וְעַל־הַבָּנ֔וֹת הַיִּלּוֹדִ֖ים בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְעַֽל־אִמֹּתָ֞ם הַיֹּלְד֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם וְעַל־אֲבוֹתָ֛ם הַמּוֹלִדִ֥ים אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃

Transliteration

For kōh ʾāmar YHWH concerning ha-bānîm and-concerning ha-bānôṯ ha-yillôḏîm in-ha-māqôm ha-zzeh and-concerning ʾimmōṯām ha-yōləḏôṯ ʾôṯām and-concerning ʾăḇôṯām ha-môlîḏîm ʾôṯām in-hā-ʾāreṣ ha-zzōʾṯ

Grammar Details

*kōh*: adverb - thus/so
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke
*YHWH*: divine name - LORD/Yahweh
*ha-bānîm*: definite article + masculine plural noun - the sons
*ha-bānôṯ*: definite article + feminine plural noun - the daughters
*ha-yillôḏîm*: definite article + niphal participle, masculine plural - the ones being born
*ha-māqôm*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the place
*ha-zzeh*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this
*ʾimmōṯām*: feminine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their mothers
*ha-yōləḏôṯ*: definite article + qal participle, feminine plural - the ones bearing/giving birth to
*ʾôṯām*: direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
*ʾăḇôṯām*: masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers
*ha-môlîḏîm*: definite article + hiphil participle, masculine plural - the ones causing to bear/begetting
*hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth
*ha-zzōʾṯ*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this

Word Meanings

*ʾāreṣ*: land/earth/ground/territory

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 6:21 : 21 Therefore thus saith Jehovah, Behold, I will lay stumbling-blocks before this people; and the fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them; the neighbor and his friend shall perish.
Jer 16:5 : 5 For thus saith Jehovah, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament, neither bemoan them; for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith Jehovah, even lovingkindness and tender mercies.
Jer 16:9 : 9 For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place, before your eyes and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

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