Jeremiah 9:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Speak, this is what the Lord declares: The dead bodies of people will fall like dung on the open field, like bundles left behind by the reaper, with no one to gather them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דַּבֵּ֗ר כֹּ֚ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְנָֽפְלָה֙ נִבְלַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם כְּדֹ֖מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּכְעָמִ֛יר מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י הַקֹּצֵ֖ר וְאֵ֥ין מְאַסֵּֽף׃

Transliteration

dabbēr thus nĕ'um-YHWH wĕnāpĕlāh niblat hā'ādām like-dōmen upon-pĕnê haśśādeh and-like-'āmîr from-behind haqqōṣēr and-'ên mĕ'assēp

Grammar Details

• *dabbēr*: imperative verb, 2nd person masculine singular, piel - speak
• *nĕ'um*: masculine noun, construct state - declaration of
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *wĕnāpĕlāh*: conjunction + perfect verb with waw consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and will fall
• *niblat*: feminine noun, construct state - corpse of
• *hā'ādām*: masculine noun with definite article - the man
• *dōmen*: masculine noun with prefixed preposition - like dung
• *pĕnê*: masculine plural noun, construct state with prefixed preposition - upon the face of
• *haśśādeh*: masculine noun with definite article - the field
• *'āmîr*: masculine noun with prefixed preposition - and like a sheaf
• *haqqōṣēr*: participle, masculine singular with definite article and prefixed preposition - from behind the reaper
• *'ên*: negative existential particle - there is not
• *mĕ'assēp*: participle, masculine singular, piel - gatherer

Word Meanings

• *dabbēr*: speak/say/tell
• *nĕ'um-YHWH*: declaration of YHWH/utterance of YHWH
• *wĕnāpĕlāh*: and will fall/drop/collapse
• *niblat*: corpse of/carcass of/dead body of
• *hā'ādām*: the man/humankind/people
• *dōmen*: dung/manure/refuse
• *pĕnê haśśādeh*: face of the field/surface of the field
• *'āmîr*: sheaf/bundle of grain/swath
• *haqqōṣēr*: the reaper/harvester
• *'ên mĕ'assēp*: there is no gatherer/no one collecting

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For death has climbed up into our windows, and has entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from outside, and the young men from the streets.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, [and] the young men from the streets.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Namely thus: Deeth is clymme vp in at oure wyndowes, he is come in to oure houses, to destroye the childe before the dore, & ye yonge man in the strete.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For death is come vp into our windowes, and is entred into our palaces, to destroy the children without, and the yong men in the streetes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Namely thus Death is climing vp in at our windowes, he is come into our houses, to destroy the chylde before the doore, and the young man in the streete.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For death is come up into our windows, [and] is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, [and] the young men from the streets.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from outside, [and] the young men from the streets.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For death hath come up into our windows, It hath come into our palaces, To cut off the suckling from without, Young men from the broad places.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, `and' the young men from the streets.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from without, [and] the young men from the streets.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For death has come up into our windows, forcing its way into our great houses; cutting off the children in the streets and the young men in the wide places.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For death is come up into our windows, it is entered into our palaces; to cut off the children from outside, [and] the young men from the streets.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  ‘Death has climbed in through our windows. It has entered into our fortified houses. It has taken away our children who play in the streets. It has taken away our young men who gather in the city squares.’

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 36:17 : 17 So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in their sanctuary and showed no mercy to young men, young women, the elderly, or the infirm; God delivered them all into his hand.
• Jer 6:11 : 11 But I am full of the wrath of the Lord, and I am weary of holding it in. Pour it out on the children in the streets and on the young men gathered together. For both husband and wife will be taken, the old and those advanced in years.
• Jer 15:7 : 7 I have winnowed them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land; I have bereaved and destroyed My people, yet they have not turned from their ways.
• Ezek 9:5-6 : 5 To the others, he said in my hearing, 'Pass through the city after him and strike down. Do not let your eye spare, and do not show pity.' 6 Old men, young men, virgins, children, and women—kill them all to the point of destruction. But do not go near anyone who has the mark. Begin at my sanctuary.' So they began with the elders who were in front of the temple.
• Amos 6:10-11 : 10 And when a relative or the one who burns the bodies removes them from the house and says to someone in the inner recesses of the house, 'Are there any more with you?' and he answers, 'No,' then he will say, 'Hush! We must not mention the name of the LORD.' 11 For the LORD has given the command: The great house will be shattered into pieces, and the small house into bits.
• Ezek 21:14-15 : 14 Son of man, prophesy and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: A sword! A sword, sharpened and also polished— 15 sharpened to slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son, which despises every tree?'