Jeremiah 2:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear ye the word of the LORD, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְכָֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

Šimʿû dəbar-YHWH bêt Yaʿăqōb wə-kol-mišpəḥôt bêt Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *Šimʿû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - hear
• *dəbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
• *Yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
• *wə-kol*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all
• *mišpəḥôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - families/clans of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *Šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey
• *dəbar*: word/matter/thing
• *bêt*: house/household/dynasty/family
• *mišpəḥôt*: families/clans/tribes

Referenced Verses

• Isa 51:1-4 : 1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of the people.
• Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
• Jer 7:2 : 2 Stand in the gate of the LORD'S house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the LORD, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the LORD.
• Jer 13:15 : 15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud: for the LORD hath spoken.
• Jer 19:3 : 3 And say, Hear ye the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem; Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, the which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
• Jer 31:1 : 1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
• Jer 33:24 : 24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which the LORD hath chosen, he hath even cast them off? thus they have despised my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
• Jer 34:4 : 4 Yet hear the word of the LORD, O Zedekiah king of Judah; Thus saith the LORD of thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword:
• Jer 44:24-26 : 24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of the LORD, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 25 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith the LORD, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, The Lord GOD liveth.
• Hos 4:1 : 1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
• Mic 6:1 : 1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.