Jeremiah 8:13

KJV1611 – Modern English

I will surely consume them, says the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall wither; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָסֹ֥ף אֲסִיפֵ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֑ה אֵין֩ עֲנָבִ֨ים בַּגֶּ֜פֶן וְאֵ֧ין תְּאֵנִ֣ים בַּתְּאֵנָ֗ה וְהֶֽעָלֶה֙ נָבֵ֔ל וָאֶתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֖ם יַעַבְרֽוּם׃

Transliteration

ʾāsōp I will ʾăsîpēm, nᵊʾum-YHWH. There are no ʿănābîm on-the-gepen and-no tᵊʾēnîm on-the-tᵊʾēnāh, and-the-ʿāleh nābēl; and-I wāʾettēn to-them will yaʿabrûm.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāsōp*: qal infinitive absolute - to gather
• *ʾăsîpēm*: qal imperfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will gather them
• *nᵊʾum*: construct state - utterance/declaration of
• *YHWH*: divine name
• *ʿănābîm*: plural noun - grapes
• *gepen*: noun with definite article - the vine
• *tᵊʾēnîm*: plural noun - figs
• *tᵊʾēnāh*: noun with definite article - the fig tree
• *ʿāleh*: noun with definite article - the leaf
• *nābēl*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - it has withered
• *wāʾettēn*: qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I gave
• *yaʿabrûm*: qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they will pass over them/transgress

Word Meanings

• *ʾāsōp*: to gather/to collect/to remove
• *ʾăsîpēm*: I will gather them/collect them/consume them
• *ʿănābîm*: grapes/clusters
• *gepen*: vine/grapevine
• *tᵊʾēnîm*: figs/fig fruit
• *tᵊʾēnāh*: fig tree
• *ʿāleh*: leaf/foliage
• *nābēl*: withered/faded/decayed
• *yaʿabrûm*: will pass over them/will transgress/will sweep away

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, no figs on the tree, and even the leaves will wither. What I have given them will be taken from them.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will utterly{H622} consume{H5486} them, saith{H5002} Jehovah:{H3068} there shall be no grapes{H6025} on the vine,{H1612} nor figs{H8384} on the fig-tree,{H8384} and the leaf{H5929} shall fade;{H5034} and [the things that] I have given{H5414} them shall pass away{H5674} from them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  I will surely{H622}{(H8800)} consume{H5486}{(H8686)} them, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068}: there shall be no grapes{H6025} on the vine{H1612}, nor figs{H8384} on the fig tree{H8384}, and the leaf{H5929} shall fade{H5034}{(H8804)}; and the things that I have given{H5414}{(H8799)} them shall pass away{H5674}{(H8799)} from them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Morouer I will gather them in (saieth the LORDE) so that there shal not be one grape vpon the vyne, nether one fyge vpon the fyge tre, and the leaues shalbe plucte of. Then will I cause them to departe, and saye:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  I wil surely consume them, sayth the Lord: there shalbe no grapes on the vine, nor figges on the figtree, and the leafe shall fade, and the things that I haue giuen them, shal depart from them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Moreouer, I wyll consume them in deede (saith the Lorde) so that there shall not be one grape vpon the vine, neither one figge vpon the figge tree, and the leaues shalbe pluckt of: and the thing that I haue geuen them, shalbe taken from them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: [there shall be] no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and [the things that] I have given them shall pass away from them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I will utterly consume them, says Yahweh: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and [the things that] I have given them shall pass away from them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  I utterly consume them, an affirmation of Jehovah, There are no grapes in the vine, Yea, there are no figs in the fig-tree, And the leaf hath faded, And the strength they have passeth from them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will utterly consume them, saith Jehovah: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf shall fade; and `the things that' I have given them shall pass away from them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  I will utterly consume them, saith Jehovah: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf shall fade; and [the things that] I have given them shall pass away from them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  I will put an end to them completely, says the Lord: there are no grapes on the vine and no figs on the fig-tree, and the leaf is dry.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I will utterly consume them, says Yahweh: no grapes shall be on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and [the things that] I have given them shall pass away from them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I will take away their harvests, says the LORD. There will be no grapes on their vines. There will be no figs on their fig trees. Even the leaves on their trees will wither. The crops that I gave them will be taken away.’”

Referenced Verses

• Joel 1:7 : 7 He has laid my vine waste, and stripped my fig tree: he has made it bare and cast it away; its branches are made white.
• Matt 21:19 : 19 And when he saw a fig tree by the road, he came to it and found nothing on it but leaves, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on you ever again. And immediately the fig tree withered away.
• Luke 13:6-9 : 6 He also spoke this parable: A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7 Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why does it use up the ground? 8 And he answered and said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it: 9 And if it bears fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down.
• Jas 1:11 : 11 For the sun rises with a burning heat, and it withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes: so also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.
• Joel 1:10-12 : 10 The field is wasted, the land mourns; for the grain is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languishes. 11 Be ashamed, you farmers; howl, you vinedressers, for the wheat and the barley; because the harvest of the field has perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languishes; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy has withered away from the sons of men.
• Hab 3:17 : 17 Though the fig tree shall not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines; the labor of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no food; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls.
• Hag 1:11 : 11 For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.
• Hag 2:17 : 17 I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me, says the LORD.
• Lev 26:20 : 20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield its increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.
• Deut 28:39-42 : 39 You shall plant vineyards, and dress them, but shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast its fruit. 41 You shall beget sons and daughters, but you shall not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. 42 All your trees and fruit of your land shall the locust consume.
• Ps 1:3-4 : 3 He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf also shall not wither, and whatever he does shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
• Isa 5:4-6 : 4 What more could have been done to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? Why, when I looked for it to bring forth grapes, did it bring forth wild grapes? 5 And now, I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be eaten up; break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down: 6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor dug; but briers and thorns shall come up: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
• Isa 5:10 : 10 Indeed, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah.
• Isa 24:21-22 : 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall punish the host of the high ones who are on high, and the kings of the earth on the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days they shall be visited.
• Jer 5:17 : 17 And they shall eat up your harvest, and your bread, which your sons and your daughters should eat: they shall eat up your flocks and your herds: they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees: they shall impoverish your fortified cities, wherein you trusted, with the sword.
• Jer 17:8 : 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not see when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be anxious in the year of drought, nor cease from yielding fruit.
• Ezek 22:19-21 : 19 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Because you are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in My anger and in My fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you. 21 Yes, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of My wrath, and you shall be melted in its midst.
• Ezek 24:3-9 : 3 And tell a parable to the rebellious house, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4 Gather its pieces into it, every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones. 5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe its bones in it. 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is in it, and whose scum has not gone out! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it on the top of a rock; she did not pour it on the ground, to cover it with dust; 8 That it might cause fury to come up and take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered. 9 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pyre large. 10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned. 11 Then set it empty on its coals, that its bronze may be hot and may burn, and that its filthiness may be melted in it, that its scum may be consumed.
• Hos 2:8-9 : 8 For she did not know that I gave her grain, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 9 Therefore I will return, and take away my grain in its time, and my wine in its season, and will recover my wool and my flax given to cover her nakedness.