Jeremiah 42:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They said to Jeremiah the prophet, "Please let our petition fall before you and pray to the LORD your God for us, for all this remnant. For we are few left from many, as your own eyes can see us.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא תִּפָּל־נָ֤א תְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּעַ֖ד כָּל־הַשְּׁאֵרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֑את כִּֽי־נִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּ מְעַט֙ מֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עֵינֶ֖יךָ רֹא֥וֹת אֹתָֽנוּ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōmərû to-yirmeyāhû the-nāḇî, tippāl-nā təḥinnāṯênû before-you, and hiṯpallêl for-us to-YHWH ʾĕlōhêḵā for all-the-šəʾêrîṯ the-zōʾṯ, for-we-nišʾarnû məʿaṭ from-the-harbêh, as ʿênêḵā rōʾôṯ us.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōmərû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they said
• *yirmeyāhû*: proper noun - Jeremiah
• *nāḇî*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the prophet
• *tippāl*: Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - may it fall
• *nā*: particle of entreaty - please
• *təḥinnāṯênû*: feminine singular noun + 1st person plural suffix - our supplication
• *hiṯpallêl*: Hithpael imperative masculine singular - pray
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *ʾĕlōhêḵā*: masculine plural noun in construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God
• *šəʾêrîṯ*: feminine singular noun - remnant/remainder
• *zōʾṯ*: feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this
• *nišʾarnû*: Niphal perfect 1st person plural - we remain/are left
• *məʿaṭ*: adjective - few
• *harbêh*: adjective with definite article - the many
• *ʿênêḵā*: feminine dual noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your eyes
• *rōʾôṯ*: Qal participle feminine plural - seeing

Word Meanings

• *tippāl*: may fall/descend/be accepted
• *təḥinnāṯênû*: our supplication/plea/petition
• *hiṯpallêl*: pray/intercede/supplicate
• *šəʾêrîṯ*: remnant/remainder/survivors
• *nišʾarnû*: we remain/are left/survive
• *məʿaṭ*: few/little/small number
• *harbêh*: many/much/abundant

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto emiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech you, our supplication be accepted before you, and pray for us to the LORD your God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few out of many, as your eyes do see us:)

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, even for all this remnant;(for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  & sayde vnto Ieremy the prophet: O heare oure peticio, that thou mayest praye for vs vnto the LORDE yi God, and for the remnaunt, wherof there be very few left off many, as thou seist vs:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And saide vnto Ieremiah the Prophete, Heare our prayer, we beseeche thee, and pray for vs vnto the Lorde thy God, euen for all this remnant (for we are left, but a fewe of many, as thine eyes doe beholde)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde vnto Ieremie the prophete: O heare our petition, that thou mayest pray for vs vnto the Lorde thy God, namely for all the remnaunt, wherof there be fewe of vs left of many, as thou seest vs:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the LORD thy God, [even] for all this remnant; (for we are left [but] a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray you, our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us:

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and they say unto Jeremiah the prophet, `Let, we pray thee, our supplication fall before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as thine eyes do see us;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we pray thee, our supplication be presented before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let our request come before you, and make prayer for us to the Lord your God, even for this small band of us; for we are only a small band out of what was a great number, as your eyes may see:

• World English Bible (2000)

  and said to Jeremiah the prophet, Please let our supplication be presented before you, and pray for us to Yahweh your God, even for all this remnant; for we are left but a few of many, as your eyes do see us:

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  They said to him,“Please grant our request and pray to the LORD your God for all those of us who are still left alive here. For, as you yourself can see, there are only a few of us left out of the many there were before.

Referenced Verses

• Lev 26:22 : 22 I will send wild animals against you, and they will rob you of your children, destroy your cattle, and reduce your numbers until your roads are deserted.
• Jer 36:7 : 7 Perhaps they will bring their plea before the LORD, and each one will turn from his wicked way, for great are the anger and wrath that the LORD has pronounced against this people.
• Isa 1:9 : 9 Unless the LORD of hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have been like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.
• Isa 37:4 : 4 Perhaps the LORD your God will hear the words of the Rabshakeh, whom his master, the king of Assyria, has sent to mock the living God, and will rebuke him for the words that the LORD your God has heard. Therefore, offer a prayer for the remnant that still survives.
• 1 Sam 7:8 : 8 The Israelites said to Samuel, 'Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us, so that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.'
• 1 Sam 12:19 : 19 The people all said to Samuel, 'Pray to the LORD your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added this evil to all our sins by asking for a king.'
• Lam 1:1 : 1 How lonely sits the city, once so full of people! She has become like a widow, great among the nations, a princess among the provinces, now a slave.
• Acts 8:24 : 24 Then Simon answered, 'Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.'
• Jas 5:16 : 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
• Deut 28:62 : 62 You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
• 1 Kgs 13:6 : 6 Then the king answered and said to the man of God, 'Entreat now the favor of the LORD your God and pray for me, so that my hand may be restored to me.' So the man of God entreated the LORD, and the king's hand was restored to him and became as it was before.
• Exod 8:28 : 28 But Pharaoh hardened his heart this time also and would not let the people go.
• Jer 37:3 : 3 King Zedekiah sent Jehucal son of Shelemiah and the priest Zephaniah son of Maaseiah to the prophet Jeremiah with this message: "Please pray to the LORD our God for us."
• Jer 37:20 : 20 Now please hear me, my lord the king. Let my plea come before you: Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.
• Jer 42:20 : 20 For you have deceived yourselves when you sent me to the LORD your God, saying, 'Pray to the LORD our God for us, and whatever the LORD our God says, tell us and we will do it.'
• Jer 17:15-16 : 15 Listen! They are saying to me, 'Where is the word of the LORD? Let it now be fulfilled!' 16 I have not hurried away from being a shepherd after You. I have not desired the day of disaster. You know what has come from my lips; it was before You.
• Jer 21:2 : 2 Inquire, please, of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is fighting against us. Perhaps the LORD will deal with us according to all His wonderful works, so that he may withdraw from us.
• Isa 1:15 : 15 When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you. Even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are full of blood.
• Exod 9:28 : 28 Pray to the Lord, for we have had enough of God's thunder and hail. I will let you go; you don’t have to stay any longer.
• Deut 4:27 : 27 The LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will lead you.
• 1 Sam 12:23 : 23 As for me, far be it from me to sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you. Instead, I will instruct you in the good and upright way.
• Ezek 5:3-4 : 3 Take some small amount of the hair and bind it in the edges of your garment. 4 Then take some of these again, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From it, a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.
• Ezek 12:16 : 16 But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague so that they may recount all their detestable practices among the nations where they go. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
• Zech 13:8-9 : 8 In all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but one-third will be left in it. 9 This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’
• Matt 24:22 : 22 If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be shortened.