30{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.30",
"source": "לַשָּׁוְא֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶת־בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם מוּסָ֖ר לֹ֣א לָקָ֑חוּ אָכְלָ֧ה חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה מַשְׁחִֽית׃",
"text": "*laššāwʾ* *hikkêtî* *ʾet*-*bənêkem* *mûsār* *lōʾ* *lāqāḥû* *ʾāklāh* *ḥarbkem* *nəbîʾêkem* *kəʾaryēh* *mašḥît*",
"grammar": {
"*laššāwʾ*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in vain",
"*hikkêtî*": "perfect Hiphil, 1st singular - I have struck",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*bənêkem*": "masculine plural construct noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your children/sons",
"*mûsār*": "masculine singular noun - discipline/correction",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*lāqāḥû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they received/accepted",
"*ʾāklāh*": "perfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - it has devoured",
"*ḥarbkem*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sword",
"*nəbîʾêkem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your prophets",
"*kəʾaryēh*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - like a lion",
"*mašḥît*": "participle Hiphil, masculine singular - destroying/ravaging"
},
"variants": {
"*šāwʾ*": "in vain/for nothing/futilely",
"*hikkêtî*": "I have struck/smitten/disciplined",
"*bənêkem*": "your children/sons/offspring",
"*mûsār*": "discipline/correction/instruction",
"*lāqāḥû*": "they received/accepted/took",
"*ʾāklāh*": "it has devoured/consumed/eaten",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/weapon/violence",
"*nəbîʾêkem*": "your prophets/seers",
"*ʾaryēh*": "lion/predator",
"*mašḥît*": "destroying/ravaging/ruining"
}
}
31{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.31",
"source": "הַדּ֗וֹר אַתֶּם֙ רְא֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה הֲמִדְבָּ֤ר הָיִי֙תִי֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִ֛ם אֶ֥רֶץ מַאְפֵּ֖לְיָ֑ה מַדּ֜וּעַ אָמְר֤וּ עַמִּי֙ רַ֔דְנוּ לֽוֹא־נָב֥וֹא ע֖וֹד אֵלֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "*haddôr* *ʾattem* *rəʾû* *dəbar*-*YHWH* *hămidbār* *hāyîtî* *ləyiśrāʾēl* *ʾim* *ʾereṣ* *maʾpēlyāh* *maddûaʿ* *ʾāmrû* *ʿammî* *radnû* *lôʾ*-*nābôʾ* *ʿôd* *ʾēlêkā*",
"grammar": {
"*haddôr*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the generation",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*rəʾû*": "imperative Qal, masculine plural - see/consider",
"*dəbar*": "masculine singular construct noun - word of",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*hămidbār*": "interrogative + masculine singular noun - a wilderness",
"*hāyîtî*": "perfect Qal, 1st singular - have I been",
"*ləyiśrāʾēl*": "preposition + proper noun - to Israel",
"*ʾim*": "conjunction - or",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct noun - land of",
"*maʾpēlyāh*": "feminine singular noun - deep darkness",
"*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative - why",
"*ʾāmrû*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural - they say",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - my people",
"*radnû*": "perfect Qal, 1st plural - we roam freely/we rule",
"*lôʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*nābôʾ*": "imperfect Qal, 1st plural - we will come",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore",
"*ʾēlêkā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you"
},
"variants": {
"*dôr*": "generation/age/period",
"*rəʾû*": "see/consider/observe",
"*dəbar*": "word/speech/command",
"*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/wasteland",
"*hāyîtî*": "have I been/was I",
"*maʾpēlyāh*": "deep darkness/gloom/thick darkness",
"*maddûaʿ*": "why/for what reason",
"*radnû*": "we roam freely/we rule/we have dominion (possibly from root meaning 'to wander' or 'to rule')",
"*nābôʾ*": "we will come/return/approach"
}
}
32{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.2.32",
"source": "הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח בְּתוּלָה֙ עֶדְיָ֔הּ כַּלָּ֖ה קִשֻּׁרֶ֑יהָ וְעַמִּ֣י שְׁכֵח֔וּנִי יָמִ֖ים אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר׃",
"text": "*hătiškaḥ* *bətûlāh* *ʿedyāh* *kallāh* *qiššurêhā* *wəʿammî* *šəkēḥûnî* *yāmîm* *ʾên* *mispār*",
"grammar": {
"*hătiškaḥ*": "interrogative + imperfect Qal, 3rd feminine singular - does she forget",
"*bətûlāh*": "feminine singular noun - virgin/maiden",
"*ʿedyāh*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her ornaments/jewelry",
"*kallāh*": "feminine singular noun - bride",
"*qiššurêhā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sashes/bands/attire",
"*wəʿammî*": "conjunction + masculine singular noun with 1st singular suffix - yet my people",
"*šəkēḥûnî*": "perfect Qal, 3rd common plural with 1st singular suffix - they have forgotten me",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*ʾên*": "particle of non-existence - without",
"*mispār*": "masculine singular noun - number/count"
},
"variants": {
"*tiškaḥ*": "does she forget/does she neglect",
"*bətûlāh*": "virgin/maiden/young woman",
"*ʿedyāh*": "her ornaments/jewelry/adornments",
"*kallāh*": "bride/daughter-in-law",
"*qiššurêhā*": "her sashes/bands/ribbons/bridal attire",
"*šəkēḥûnî*": "they have forgotten me/they have neglected me",
"*ʾên mispār*": "without number/countless/innumerable"
}
}