Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 13:16 Interlinear

Give to the LORD your God glory before he cause darkness stumble and before your feet mountains upon the dark and while ye look for light he turn it into the shadow of death and make it gross darkness

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1תְּנוּ֩H5414Giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
2לַיהוָ֨הH3068to the LORD(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤םH430your Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4כָּבוֹד֙H3519gloryproperly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness
5בְּטֶ֣רֶםH2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
6יַחְשִׁ֔ךְH2821before he cause darknessto be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
7וּבְטֶ֛רֶםH2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before
8יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּH5062stumbleto push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease)
9רַגְלֵיכֶ֖םH7272and before your feeta foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
10עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11הָ֣רֵיH2022mountainsa mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
12נָ֑שֶׁףH5399upon the darkproperly, a breeze, i.e., (by implication) dusk (when the evening breeze prevails)
13וְקִוִּיתֶ֤םH6960and while ye lookto bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
14לְאוֹר֙H216for lightillumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
15וְשָׂמָ֣הּH7760he turnto put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
16לְצַלְמָ֔וֶתH6757it into the shadow of deathshade of death, i.e., the grave (figuratively, calamity)
17יְשִׁ֖יתH7896and maketo place (in a very wide application)
18לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃H6205it gross darknessgloom (as of a lowering sky)

Verse Context

Jeremiah 13:15Hear ye and give ear be not proud for the LORD...
Jeremiah 13:16 (current)Give to the LORD your God glory before he cause darkness stumble and before your feet mountains upon the dark and while ye look for light he turn it into the shadow of death and make it gross darkness
Jeremiah 13:17 But if ye will not hear in secret places shall weep it my soul...

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