Jeremiah 31:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man, and with the seed of beast.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְזָרַעְתִּ֗י אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה זֶ֥רַע אָדָ֖ם וְזֶ֥רַע בְּהֵמָֽה׃

Transliteration

hinnēh yāmîm bāʾîm nəʾum-YHWH wə-zāraʿtî ʾet-bêt yiśrāʾēl wə-ʾet-bêt yəhûḏāh zeraʿ ʾāḏām wə-zeraʿ bəhēmāh.

Grammar Details

*hinnēh*: demonstrative particle - behold
*yāmîm*: masculine plural noun - days
*bāʾîm*: qal participle masculine plural - coming
*nəʾum-YHWH*: construct phrase - declaration of YHWH
*wə-zāraʿtî*: conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will sow
*ʾet-bêt yiśrāʾēl*: direct object marker + construct state - house of Israel
*wə-ʾet-bêt yəhûḏāh*: conjunction + direct object marker + construct state - and house of Judah
*zeraʿ*: masculine singular noun construct - seed of
*ʾāḏām*: masculine singular noun - man/mankind
*wə-zeraʿ*: conjunction + masculine singular noun construct - and seed of
*bəhēmāh*: feminine singular noun - beast/cattle

Word Meanings

*zāraʿtî*: sow/scatter seed/plant
*bêt*: house/household/dynasty/lineage
*zeraʿ*: seed/offspring/descendants
*ʾāḏām*: man/mankind/humanity
*bəhēmāh*: beast/cattle/livestock/animal

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Hos 2:23 : 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them that were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, [Thou art] my God.
Ezek 36:9 : 9 For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown;
Ezek 36:11 : 11 and I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they shall increase and be fruitful; and I will cause you to be inhabited after your former estate, and will do better [unto you] than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
Zech 10:9 : 9 And I will sow them among the peoples; and they shall remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their children, and shall return.
Jer 30:19 : 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry: and I will multiply them, and they shall not be few; I will also glorify them, and they shall not be small.

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