26 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.26",
"source": "לָכֵן֙ שִׁמְע֣וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־יְהוּדָ֕ה הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם הִנְנִ֨י נִשְׁבַּ֜עְתִּי בִּשְׁמִ֤י הַגָּדוֹל֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אִם־יִהְיֶה֩ ע֨וֹד שְׁמִ֜י נִקְרָ֣א ׀ בְּפִ֣י ׀ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֗ה אֹמֵ֛ר חַי־אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה בְּכָל־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*lāḵēn* *šimʿû* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* all-*yəhûdâ* *hayyōšḇîm* in-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim* *hinənî* *nišbaʿtî* in-*šəmî* *haggādôl* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾim*-*yihyeh* again *šəmî* *niqrāʾ* in-*pî* all-*ʾîš* *yəhûdâ* *ʾōmēr* lives-*ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* in-all-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim*",
"grammar": {
"*lāḵēn*": "adverb - 'therefore'",
"*šimʿû*": "Qal imperative, 2nd masculine plural - 'hear/listen'",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'word of'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - 'Judah'",
"*hayyōšḇîm*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural - 'the ones dwelling'",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'land of'",
"*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'",
"*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st common singular suffix - 'behold me'",
"*nišbaʿtî*": "Niphal perfect, 1st common singular - 'I have sworn'",
"*šəmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st common singular suffix - 'my name'",
"*haggādôl*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - 'the great'",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'said'",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - 'if'",
"*yihyeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'it will be'",
"*niqrāʾ*": "Niphal participle, masculine singular - 'being called'",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'mouth of'",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man'",
"*ʾōmēr*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'saying'",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - 'Lord'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*lāḵēn*": "therefore/thus/consequently",
"*šimʿû*": "hear/listen/obey",
"*dəḇar*": "word/matter/thing",
"*hayyōšḇîm*": "the ones dwelling/residing/living",
"*hinənî*": "behold me/here I am",
"*nišbaʿtî*": "I have sworn/taken an oath",
"*haggādôl*": "the great/mighty/important",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*ʾim*": "if/whether (used here as a negative oath formula)",
"*yihyeh*": "it will be/exist/happen",
"*niqrāʾ*": "being called/named/invoked",
"*ʾōmēr*": "saying/declaring/pronouncing",
"*ḥay*": "lives/living/as surely as lives"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.27",
"source": "הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁקֵ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א לְטוֹבָ֑ה וְתַמּוּ֩ כָל־אִ֨ישׁ יְהוּדָ֜ה אֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם בַּחֶ֥רֶב וּבָרָעָ֖ב עַד־כְּלוֹתָֽם׃",
"text": "*hinənî* *šōqēd* upon-them *lərāʿâ* and-not *ləṭôḇâ* and-*ṯammû* all-*ʾîš* *yəhûdâ* *ʾăšer* in-*ʾereṣ*-*miṣrayim* by-the-*ḥereḇ* and-by-the-*rāʿāḇ* until-*kəlôṯām*",
"grammar": {
"*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st common singular suffix - 'behold me'",
"*šōqēd*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'watching/being vigilant'",
"*lərāʿâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - 'for evil/harm'",
"*ləṭôḇâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - 'for good'",
"*ṯammû*": "Qal perfect, 3rd common plural - 'they will be finished/consumed'",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man'",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - 'Judah'",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - 'who/which'",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'land of'",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'",
"*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'sword'",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'famine/hunger'",
"*kəlôṯām*": "Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - 'their being finished'"
},
"variants": {
"*hinənî*": "behold me/here I am",
"*šōqēd*": "watching/being vigilant/keeping watch (also carries connotation of 'almond tree' - a symbol of vigilance)",
"*lərāʿâ*": "for evil/harm/calamity",
"*ləṭôḇâ*": "for good/welfare/prosperity",
"*ṯammû*": "they will be finished/consumed/come to an end",
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/war/violence",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation",
"*kəlôṯām*": "their being finished/consumed/completed"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.28",
"source": "וּפְלִיטֵ֨י חֶ֜רֶב יְשֻׁב֨וּן מִן־אֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם אֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָ֖ה מְתֵ֣י מִסְפָּ֑ר וְֽיָדְע֞וּ כָּל־שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יְהוּדָ֗ה הַבָּאִ֤ים לְאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ לָג֣וּר שָׁ֔ם דְּבַר־מִ֥י יָק֖וּם מִמֶּ֥נִּי וּמֵהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And-*pəlîṭê* *ḥereḇ* *yəšuḇûn* from-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *ʾereṣ* *yəhûdâ* *məṯê* *mispār* and-*yādəʿû* all-*šəʾērîṯ* *yəhûdâ* *habbāʾîm* to-*ʾereṣ*-*miṣrayim* *lāḡûr* there *dəḇar*-who *yāqûm* from-me and-from-them",
"grammar": {
"*pəlîṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'escapees of'",
"*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'sword'",
"*yəšuḇûn*": "Qal imperfect paragogic nun, 3rd masculine plural - 'they will return'",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'land of'",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - 'Judah'",
"*məṯê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'men of'",
"*mispār*": "noun, masculine singular - 'number'",
"*yādəʿû*": "Qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd common plural - 'and they will know'",
"*šəʾērîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'remnant of'",
"*habbāʾîm*": "definite article + Qal participle, masculine plural - 'the ones coming'",
"*lāḡûr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'to sojourn'",
"*dəḇar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'word of'",
"*yāqûm*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'it will stand'"
},
"variants": {
"*pəlîṭê*": "escapees/fugitives/survivors",
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/war/violence",
"*yəšuḇûn*": "they will return/come back",
"*məṯê*": "men of/people of",
"*mispār*": "number/few (idiomatic: 'few in number')",
"*yādəʿû*": "they will know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*šəʾērîṯ*": "remnant/remainder/survivors",
"*habbāʾîm*": "the ones coming/going/entering",
"*lāḡûr*": "to sojourn/dwell temporarily/reside as foreigners",
"*yāqûm*": "it will stand/arise/be fulfilled"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.29",
"source": "וְזֹאת־לָכֶ֤ם הָאוֹת֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־פֹקֵ֥ד אֲנִ֛י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה לְמַ֙עַן֙ תֵּֽדְע֔וּ כִּי֩ ק֨וֹם יָק֧וּמוּ דְבָרַ֛י עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם לְרָעָֽה׃",
"text": "And-this-to-you *hāʾôṯ* *nəʾum*-*YHWH* that-*pōqēd* I upon-you in-*hammāqôm* *hazzeh* *ləmaʿan* *tēdəʿû* that *qôm* *yāqûmû* *dəḇāray* upon-you *lərāʿâ*",
"grammar": {
"*hāʾôṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the sign'",
"*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'declaration of'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*pōqēd*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'visiting/attending to'",
"*hammāqôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the place'",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - 'this'",
"*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - 'so that/in order that'",
"*tēdəʿû*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - 'you will know'",
"*qôm*": "Qal infinitive absolute - 'standing'",
"*yāqûmû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - 'they will stand'",
"*dəḇāray*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common singular suffix - 'my words'",
"*lərāʿâ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - 'for evil/harm'"
},
"variants": {
"*hāʾôṯ*": "the sign/mark/token",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle",
"*pōqēd*": "visiting/attending to/punishing",
"*hammāqôm*": "the place/location/site",
"*ləmaʿan*": "so that/in order that/for the purpose that",
"*tēdəʿû*": "you will know/recognize/acknowledge",
"*qôm*": "standing/arising/being established",
"*yāqûmû*": "they will stand/arise/be fulfilled",
"*lərāʿâ*": "for evil/harm/calamity"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.30",
"source": "כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣י נֹ֠תֵן אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֨ה חָפְרַ֤ע מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבָ֔יו וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשׁ֑וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֜תִּי אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה בְּיַ֨ד נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֹיְב֖וֹ וּמְבַקֵּ֥שׁ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "*kōh* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *hinənî* *nōṯēn* *ʾeṯ*-*parʿōh* *ḥop̄raʿ* *meleḵ*-*miṣrayim* in-*yad* *ʾōyəḇāyw* and-in-*yad* *məḇaqšê* *nap̄šô* *kaʾăšer* *nāṯattî* *ʾeṯ*-*ṣidqiyyāhû* *meleḵ*-*yəhûdâ* in-*yad* *nəḇûḵadreṣṣar* *meleḵ*-*bāḇel* *ʾōyəḇô* and-*məḇaqqēš* *nap̄šô*",
"grammar": {
"*kōh*": "adverb - 'thus'",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'said'",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st common singular suffix - 'behold me'",
"*nōṯēn*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - 'giving'",
"*parʿōh*": "proper noun - 'Pharaoh'",
"*ḥop̄raʿ*": "proper noun - 'Hophra'",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'king of'",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - 'Egypt'",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'hand of'",
"*ʾōyəḇāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his enemies'",
"*məḇaqšê*": "Piel participle, masculine plural construct - 'seekers of'",
"*nap̄šô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his life/soul'",
"*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative particle - 'just as'",
"*nāṯattî*": "Qal perfect, 1st common singular - 'I gave'",
"*ṣidqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - 'Zedekiah'",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - 'Judah'",
"*nəḇûḵadreṣṣar*": "proper noun - 'Nebuchadnezzar'",
"*bāḇel*": "proper noun - 'Babylon'",
"*ʾōyəḇô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his enemy'",
"*məḇaqqēš*": "Piel participle, masculine singular construct - 'seeker of'"
},
"variants": {
"*kōh*": "thus/so/in this manner",
"*ʾāmar*": "said/spoke/declared",
"*hinənî*": "behold me/here I am",
"*nōṯēn*": "giving/placing/delivering",
"*yad*": "hand/power/control",
"*ʾōyəḇāyw*": "his enemies/foes/adversaries",
"*məḇaqšê*": "seekers of/those who seek",
"*nap̄šô*": "his life/soul/person",
"*kaʾăšer*": "just as/according to/in the same way that",
"*nāṯattî*": "I gave/placed/delivered",
"*ʾōyəḇô*": "his enemy/foe/adversary",
"*məḇaqqēš*": "seeker of/one who seeks"
}
}