Jer 20:14-18 : 14 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.20.14",
"source": "אָר֣וּר הַיּ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֻלַּ֖דְתִּי בּ֑וֹ י֛וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יְלָדַ֥תְנִי אִמִּ֖י אַל־יְהִ֥י בָרֽוּךְ׃",
"text": "*ʾārûr* the *yôm* which *yullad̄tî* in it, *yôm* which-*yəlād̄atnî* *ʾimmî* not-*yəhî* *bārûḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*yullad̄tî*": "pual perfect, 1st common singular - I was born",
"*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*yəlād̄atnî*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - she bore me",
"*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - not",
"*yəhî*": "qal jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it be",
"*bārûḵ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed",
"*yullad̄tî*": "I was born/brought forth",
"*yəlād̄atnî*": "she bore me/gave birth to me",
"*yəhî bārûḵ*": "let it be blessed/may it be blessed"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.20.15",
"source": "אָר֣וּר הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּשַּׂ֤ר אֶת־אָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻֽלַּד־לְךָ֖ בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*ʾārûr* the *ʾîš* who *biśśar* *ʾet*-*ʾābî* *lēʾmōr*, *yullad̄*-to you *bēn* *zāḵār*, *śammēaḥ* *śimmŏḥāhû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾārûr*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/that",
"*biśśar*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought news",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾābî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my father",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*yullad̄*": "pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was born",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*zāḵār*": "adjective, masculine singular - male",
"*śammēaḥ*": "piel infinitive absolute - rejoicing",
"*śimmŏḥāhû*": "piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he made him rejoice"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾārûr*": "cursed/accursed",
"*biśśar*": "brought news/announced/informed",
"*yullad̄*": "was born/has been born",
"*bēn zāḵār*": "male son/male child",
"*śammēaḥ śimmŏḥāhû*": "making him rejoice/greatly delighting him/certainly he made him rejoice"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.20.16",
"source": "וְהָיָה֙ הָאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא כֶּֽעָרִ֛ים אֲשֶׁר־הָפַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א נִחָ֑ם וְשָׁמַ֤ע זְעָקָה֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וּתְרוּעָ֖ה בְּעֵ֥ת צָהֳרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And *wəhāyāh* the *ʾîš* the *hū* like *ʿārîm* which-*hāpaḵ* *YHWH* and not *niḥām*, and *wəšāmaʿ* *zəʿāqāh* in the *bōqer* and *tərûʿāh* in *ʿēt* *ṣŏhŏrāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and let him be",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man",
"*hū*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*ʿārîm*": "noun, feminine plural with preposition - like cities",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*hāpaḵ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he overthrew",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - LORD",
"*niḥām*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he repented/changed his mind",
"*wəšāmaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and let him hear",
"*zəʿāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - outcry/cry",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article and preposition - in the morning",
"*tərûʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - alarm/shout",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular construct - time of",
"*ṣŏhŏrāyim*": "noun, masculine dual - noon/midday"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿārîm*": "cities/towns",
"*hāpaḵ*": "overthrew/overturned/destroyed",
"*niḥām*": "repented/changed his mind/relented",
"*zəʿāqāh*": "outcry/cry/wailing",
"*tərûʿāh*": "alarm/shout/war cry",
"*ṣŏhŏrāyim*": "noon/midday"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.20.17",
"source": "אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־מוֹתְתַ֖נִי מֵרָ֑חֶם וַתְּהִי־לִ֤י אִמִּי֙ קִבְרִ֔י וְרַחְמָ֖הֿ הֲרַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃",
"text": "Who not-*môtətanî* from *rāḥem*, and *wattəhî*-to me *ʾimmî* *qibrî*, and *raḥmāh* *hărat* *ʿôlām*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/because",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*môtətanî*": "polel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - he killed me",
"*rāḥem*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - from the womb",
"*wattəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and she would be",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st common singular suffix - to me",
"*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my mother",
"*qibrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my grave",
"*raḥmāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb",
"*hărat*": "adjective, feminine singular construct - pregnant with",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity"
},
"variants": {
"*môtətanî*": "he killed me/put me to death",
"*rāḥem*": "womb/uterus",
"*qibrî*": "my grave/tomb",
"*hărat ʿôlām*": "eternally pregnant/perpetually with child/always pregnant"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.20.18",
"source": "לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ מֵרֶ֣חֶם יָצָ֔אתִי לִרְא֥וֹת עָמָ֖ל וְיָג֑וֹן וַיִּכְל֥וּ בְּבֹ֖שֶׁת יָמָֽי׃",
"text": "Why *zeh* from *reḥem* *yāṣāʾtî* to *lirʾôt* *ʿāmāl* and *wəyāgôn*, and *wayyiḵlû* in *bōšet* *yāmāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - why",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*reḥem*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - from womb",
"*yāṣāʾtî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I came out",
"*lirʾôt*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - to see",
"*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - trouble/labor",
"*wəyāgôn*": "waw + noun, masculine singular - and sorrow",
"*wayyiḵlû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they are consumed",
"*bōšet*": "noun, feminine singular with preposition - in shame",
"*yāmāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st common singular suffix - my days"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣāʾtî*": "I came out/emerged/was born",
"*lirʾôt*": "to see/experience/witness",
"*ʿāmāl*": "trouble/labor/toil/misery",
"*wəyāgôn*": "sorrow/grief/distress",
"*wayyiḵlû*": "they are consumed/spent/come to an end",
"*bōšet*": "shame/disgrace/humiliation"
}
}