Jer 25:26-29 : 26 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.25.26",
"source": "וְאֵ֣ת ׀ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הַצָּפ֗וֹן הַקְּרֹבִ֤ים וְהָֽרְחֹקִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־אָחִ֔יו וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הַמַּמְלְכ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וּמֶ֥לֶךְ שֵׁשַׁ֖ךְ יִשְׁתֶּ֥ה אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *ʾēt* all-kings of the *ṣāpôn* the *qərōbîm* and the *rəḥōqîm* *ʾîš* to-his brother, and *ʾēt* all-the-*mamlə̄ḵôt* the *ʾāreṣ* which upon-*pənê* the *ʾădāmâ*. And king *Šēšaḵ* *yišteh* after them.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*ṣāpôn*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - north",
"*qərōbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with definite article - near ones",
"*rəḥōqîm*": "adjective, masculine plural with definite article - far ones",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man/each",
"*mamlə̄ḵôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - kingdoms",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - earth/land",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of",
"*ʾădāmâ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - ground/land",
"*Šēšaḵ*": "proper noun - Sheshach (code name for Babylon)",
"*yišteh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will drink"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣāpôn*": "north/northern [region]",
"*qərōbîm*": "near ones/those who are near",
"*rəḥōqîm*": "far ones/those who are far",
"*ʾîš*": "man/each/each one",
"*mamlə̄ḵôt*": "kingdoms/dominions",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*pənê*": "face of/surface of",
"*ʾădāmâ*": "ground/land/earth",
"*Šēšaḵ*": "Sheshach (cryptogram for Babylon using atbash cipher)"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.25.27",
"source": "וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֡ם ס כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁת֤וּ וְשִׁכְרוּ֙ וּקְי֔וּ וְנִפְל֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תָק֑וּמוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַחֶ֔רֶב אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵ֖חַ בֵּינֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "And *ʾāmartā* to them, thus-*ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt* *ʾĕlōhê* *Yiśrāʾēl*, *šətû* and *šiḵrû* and *qəyû* and *niflû* and not *tāqûmû* from before the *ḥereb* which *ʾānōḵî* *šōlēaḥ* among you.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you shall say",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hosts/armies",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "masculine plural construct - God of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*šətû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - drink",
"*šiḵrû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - be drunk",
"*qəyû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - vomit",
"*niflû*": "Qal imperative, masculine plural - fall",
"*tāqûmû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will rise/stand",
"*ḥereb*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - sword",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*šōlēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - sending"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes",
"*šətû*": "drink/consume",
"*šiḵrû*": "be drunk/be intoxicated",
"*qəyû*": "vomit/spew out",
"*niflû*": "fall/fall down/collapse",
"*tāqûmû*": "rise/stand/get up",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/warfare/destruction",
"*šōlēaḥ*": "sending/dispatching"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.25.28",
"source": "וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֧י יְמָאֲנ֛וּ לָקַֽחַת־הַכּ֥וֹס מִיָּדְךָ֖ לִשְׁתּ֑וֹת וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שָׁת֥וֹ תִשְׁתּֽוּ׃",
"text": "And *hāyâ* if they *yəmāʾănû* to take-the-cup from your hand to *lištôt*, and *ʾāmartā* to them, thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*, *šātô* *tištû*.",
"grammar": {
"*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and it will be",
"*yəmāʾănû*": "Piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will refuse",
"*lištôt*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - to drink",
"*ʾāmartā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you shall say",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hosts/armies",
"*šātô*": "Qal infinitive absolute - drinking",
"*tištû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will drink"
},
"variants": {
"*yəmāʾănû*": "refuse/decline/be unwilling",
"*lištôt*": "to drink/to consume",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes",
"*šātô tištû*": "you shall surely drink/drinking you will drink (emphatic construction)"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.25.29",
"source": "כִּי֩ הִנֵּ֨ה בָעִ֜יר אַשֶׁ֧ר נִֽקְרָא־שְׁמִ֣י עָלֶ֗יהָ אָֽנֹכִי֙ מֵחֵ֣ל לְהָרַ֔ע וְאַתֶּ֖ם הִנָּקֵ֣ה תִנָּק֑וּ לֹ֣א תִנָּק֔וּ כִּ֣י חֶ֗רֶב אֲנִ֤י קֹרֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃",
"text": "For behold, in the *ʿîr* which *niqrāʾ*-my *šəmî* upon it, *ʾānōḵî* *mēḥēl* to *hāraʿ*, and you *hinnāqēh* *tinnāqû*? Not *tinnāqû*! For *ḥereb* *ʾănî* *qōrēʾ* upon-all-*yōšəbê* the *ʾāreṣ*, *nə'um* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿîr*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - city",
"*niqrāʾ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is called",
"*šəmî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my name",
"*ʾānōḵî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*mēḥēl*": "Hiphil participle, masculine singular - beginning",
"*hāraʿ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to bring evil/harm",
"*hinnāqēh*": "Niphal infinitive absolute - being unpunished",
"*tinnāqû*": "Niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will be unpunished/go free",
"*ḥereb*": "feminine singular noun - sword",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*qōrēʾ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - calling",
"*yōšəbê*": "Qal participle, masculine plural construct - inhabitants of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - earth/land",
"*nə'um*": "masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "feminine plural noun - hosts/armies"
},
"variants": {
"*mēḥēl*": "beginning/starting/commencing",
"*hāraʿ*": "to bring evil/to harm/to do damage",
"*hinnāqēh tinnāqû*": "being unpunished you will go unpunished? (idiom for 'will you go completely unpunished?')",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/warfare/destruction",
"*qōrēʾ*": "calling/summoning/proclaiming",
"*yōšəbê*": "inhabitants of/dwellers in/residents of",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*nə'um*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/multitudes"
}
}