Jeremiah 21:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, [and] of the rock of the plain, saith Jehovah; you that say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנְנִ֨י אֵלַ֜יִךְ יֹשֶׁ֧בֶת הָעֵ֛מֶק צ֥וּר הַמִּישֹׁ֖ר נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ מִֽי־יֵחַ֣ת עָלֵ֔ינוּ וּמִ֥י יָב֖וֹא בִּמְעוֹנוֹתֵֽינוּ׃

Transliteration

hinĕnî against you, yōšebet the ʿēmeq, ṣûr the mîšôr, nĕʾum-yhwh; the ʾōmĕrîm: who yēḥat against us and who yābôʾ into our mĕʿônôtênû?

Grammar Details

• *hinĕnî*: interjection with 1st person singular suffix - behold me
• *ʾēlayik*: preposition with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - against you
• *yōšebet*: verb, qal participle, feminine singular, construct - dweller of
• *ʿēmeq*: noun, masculine, singular - valley
• *ṣûr*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - rock of
• *mîšôr*: noun, masculine, singular - plain/level place
• *nĕʾum*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - declaration of
• *yhwh*: proper noun - the LORD
• *hā*: definite article - the
• *ʾōmĕrîm*: verb, qal participle, masculine plural - saying
• *mî*: interrogative pronoun - who
• *yēḥat*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will come down
• *ʿālênû*: preposition with 1st person plural suffix - against us
• *ûmî*: conjunction with interrogative pronoun - and who
• *yābôʾ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will enter
• *bimĕʿônôtênû*: preposition with noun, masculine, plural construct with 1st person plural suffix - into our habitations

Word Meanings

• *yōšebet*: dweller/inhabitant
• *ʿēmeq*: valley/lowland
• *ṣûr*: rock/cliff/boulder
• *mîšôr*: plain/level ground/plateau
• *nĕʾum*: declaration/utterance/oracle
• *ʾōmĕrîm*: saying/speaking/claiming
• *yēḥat*: will come down/descend/attack
• *yābôʾ*: will enter/come/invade
• *mĕʿônôtênû*: our habitations/dwellings/dens

Referenced Verses

• Ps 125:2 : 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
• Lam 4:12 : 12 The kings of the earth believed not, neither all the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy would enter into the gates of Jerusalem.
• Ezek 13:8 : 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because ye have spoken falsehood, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Obad 1:3-4 : 3 The pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground? 4 Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
• Mic 3:11 : 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
• Jer 50:31 : 31 Behold, I am against thee, O thou proud one, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts; for thy day is come, the time that I will visit thee.
• 2 Sam 5:6-7 : 6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither; thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless David took the stronghold of Zion; the same is the city of David.
• Isa 22:1 : 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
• Jer 23:30-32 : 30 Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that steal my words every one from his neighbor. 31 Behold, I am against the prophets, saith Jehovah, that use their tongues, and say, He saith. 32 Behold, I am against them that prophesy lying dreams, saith Jehovah, and do tell them, and cause my people to err by their lies, and by their vain boasting: yet I sent them not, nor commanded them; neither do they profit this people at all, saith Jehovah.
• Jer 49:4-5 : 4 Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, [saying], Who shall come unto me? 5 Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, from all that are round about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth, and there shall be none to gather together the fugitives.
• Jer 49:16 : 16 As for thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart hath deceived thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
• Exod 13:8 : 8 And thou shalt tell thy son in that day, saying, It is because of that which Jehovah did for me when I came forth out of Egypt.
• Exod 13:20 : 20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.
• Jer 7:4 : 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.
• Jer 21:5 : 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.
• Jer 51:25 : 25 Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith Jehovah, which destroyest all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.