Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 18:21 Interlinear

Therefore deliver up their children to the famine and pour out their blood by the force by the sword and let their wives be bereaved of their children and be widows be put to death let their young men be slain by the sword in battle

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לָכֵן֩H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
2תֵּ֨ןH5414Therefore deliver upto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
3אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
4בְּנֵיהֶ֜םH1121their childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
5לָרָעָ֗בH7458to the faminehunger (more or less extensive)
6וְהַגִּרֵם֮H5064and pour outto flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over
7עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8יְדֵיH3027their blood by the forcea hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
9חֶ֖רֶבH2719by the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
10וְתִֽהְיֶ֨נָהH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
11נְשֵׁיהֶ֤םH802and let their wivesa woman
12שַׁכֻּלוֹת֙H7909be bereavedbereaved
13וְאַלְמָנ֔וֹתH490of their children and be widowsa widow; also a desolate place
14וְאַ֨נְשֵׁיהֶ֔םH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
15יִֽהְי֖וּH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
16הֲרֻ֣גֵיH2026be putto smite with deadly intent
17מָ֑וֶתH4194to deathdeath (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
18בַּח֣וּרֵיהֶ֔םH970let their young menproperly, selected, i.e., a youth (often collective)
19מֻכֵּיH5221be slainto strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
20חֶ֖רֶבH2719by the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
21בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃H4421in battlea battle (i.e., the engagement); generally, war (i.e., war-fare)

Verse Context

Jeremiah 18:20be recompensed for good Shall evil for they have digged...
Jeremiah 18:21 (current) Therefore deliver up their children to the famine and pour out their blood by the force by the sword and let their wives be bereaved of their children and be widows be put to death let their young men be slain by the sword in battle
Jeremiah 18:22be heard Let a cry from their houses when thou shalt bring ...

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