Jeremiah 30:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD, the God of Israel, says: Write down for yourself in a book all the words I have spoken to you.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר כְּתָב־לְךָ֗ אֵ֧ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי אֵלֶ֖יךָ אֶל־סֵֽפֶר

Transliteration

Thus ʾāmar Yhwh ʾᵉlōhê yiśrāʾēl lēʾmōr kᵉtāḇ-lᵉḵā ʾēt all-the-dᵉḇārîm which-dibbarti to-you to-sēp̄er

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - said/spoke
• *Yhwh*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *ʾᵉlōhê*: masculine plural construct noun - God of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying
• *kᵉtāḇ-lᵉḵā*: qal imperative masculine singular + preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - write for yourself
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *dᵉḇārîm*: masculine plural noun - words/things/matters
• *dibbarti*: piel perfect 1st person singular - I have spoken/said
• *sēp̄er*: masculine singular noun - book/scroll/document

Word Meanings

• *ʾāmar*: said/spoke/commanded
• *ʾᵉlōhê*: God of/deity of
• *kᵉtāḇ-lᵉḵā*: write for yourself/record for yourself
• *dᵉḇārîm*: words/matters/things/commands
• *sēp̄er*: book/scroll/document/letter

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Thus says the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write down all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thus saieth the LORDE God of Israel: Wryte vp diligently all the wordes, that I haue spoken vnto the, in a boke

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thus speaketh the Lorde God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the wordes, that I haue spoken vnto thee in a booke.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thus saith the Lorde God of Israel: Write vp diligently all the wordes that I haue spoken vnto thee in a booke.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Thus speaks Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Write you all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Thus spake Jehovah, God of Israel, saying, Write for thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee on a book.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thus speaketh Jehovah, the God of Israel, saying, Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Put down in a book all the words which I have said to you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Thus speaks Yahweh, the God of Israel, saying, Write all the words that I have spoken to you in a book.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  “The LORD God of Israel says,‘Write everything that I am about to tell you in a scroll.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 30:8 : 8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever.
• Jer 36:32 : 32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe, who wrote on it at Jeremiah’s dictation all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many more similar words were added to them.
• Jer 51:60-64 : 60 Jeremiah wrote in a single scroll all the disaster that would come upon Babylon—all these words that are written against Babylon. 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, 'When you get to Babylon, see that you read all these words aloud.' 62 Then say, 'O Lord, You have said concerning this place that You will cut it off, so that no one will dwell in it—neither man nor beast—but it will lie desolate forever.' 63 When you finish reading this scroll, tie a stone to it and throw it into the Euphrates. 64 Then you shall say, 'This is how Babylon will sink and never rise again because of the disaster I will bring upon her. Her people will grow weary.' This is the end of Jeremiah's words.
• Dan 12:4 : 4 But you, Daniel, close up the words and seal the book until the time of the end. Many will go here and there, and knowledge will increase.
• Hab 2:2-3 : 2 Then the LORD answered me and said: Write down the vision and make it plain on tablets so that a runner may read it clearly. 3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it may delay, wait for it, for it will surely come and will not be late.
• Rom 15:4 : 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.
• 1 Cor 10:11 : 11 These things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.
• 2 Pet 1:21 : 21 For prophecy was never produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
• Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last. Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.
• Rev 1:19 : 19 Write down what you have seen, what is, and what will take place after this.
• Jer 36:2-4 : 2 Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the days of Josiah until today. 3 Perhaps the house of Judah will hear about all the disaster I intend to bring upon them, so that each one may turn from his wicked way. Then I will forgive their iniquity and their sin. 4 So Jeremiah called Baruch son of Neriah, and Baruch wrote on the scroll from Jeremiah’s dictation all the words that the LORD had spoken to him.
• Exod 17:14 : 14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this as a memorial in a book and recite it to Joshua: 'I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.'"
• Deut 31:19 : 19 'Now write down this song and teach it to the Israelites. Have them sing it, so that it may be a witness for me against the Israelites.'
• Deut 31:22-27 : 22 So Moses wrote down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites. 23 Then the LORD gave this command to Joshua son of Nun: 'Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.' 24 After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, 25 he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD: 26 'Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God. There it will remain as a witness against you. 27 For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you have been rebellious against the LORD while I am still alive and with you, how much more will you rebel after my death!
• Job 19:23-24 : 23 Oh, that my words were written! Oh, that they were inscribed in a book! 24 That with an iron stylus and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!
• Isa 8:1 : 1 Then the Lord said to me, "Take a large tablet and inscribe on it with an ordinary stylus: 'Swift to Plunder, Quick to Spoil.'"