Jeremiah 20:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁ֚ירוּ לַֽיהוָ֔ה הַֽלְל֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֥י הִצִּ֛יל אֶת־נֶ֥פֶשׁ אֶבְי֖וֹן מִיַּ֥ד מְרֵעִֽים׃

Transliteration

šîrû to YHWH, haləlû ʾet-YHWH, for hiṣṣîl ʾet-nepeš ʾebyôn from yad mərēʿîm.

Grammar Details

*šîrû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - sing
*laYHWH*: preposition + proper noun, divine name - to the LORD
*haləlû*: piel imperative, masculine plural - praise
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*hiṣṣîl*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he has delivered
*nepeš*: noun, feminine singular construct - soul of
*ʾebyôn*: adjective, masculine singular - needy/poor
*yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
*mərēʿîm*: hiphil participle, masculine plural - evildoers

Word Meanings

*šîrû*: sing/celebrate in song
*haləlû*: praise/glorify/celebrate
*hiṣṣîl*: he has delivered/rescued/saved
*nepeš*: soul/life/person
*ʾebyôn*: needy/poor/destitute person
*mərēʿîm*: evildoers/wicked/those who do evil

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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

Ps 34:6 : 6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Ps 69:33 : 33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.
Ps 109:30-31 : 30 I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
Isa 25:4 : 4 For thou hast been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
Ps 35:9-9 : 9 And my soul shall be joyful in Jehovah: It shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him? 11 Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not.
Jas 2:5-6 : 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him? 6 But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?

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