Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 44:18 Interlinear

But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings unto her we have wanted by the sword and by the famine all things and have been consumed

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּמִןH4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses
2אָ֡זH227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore
3חָדַ֜לְנוּH2308But since we left offproperly, to be flabby, i.e., (by implication) desist; (figuratively) be lacking or idle
4לְקַטֵּ֨רH6999to burn incenseto smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)
5לִמְלֶ֧כֶתH4446to the queena queen
6הַשָּׁמַ֛יִםH8064of heaventhe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
7וְהַסֵּֽךְH5258and to pour outto pour out, especially a libation, or to cast (metal); by analogy, to anoint a king
8לָ֥הּH0
9נְסָכִ֖יםH5262drink offeringsa libation; also a cast idol
10חָסַ֣רְנוּH2637unto her we have wantedto lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen
11כֹ֑לH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
12וּבַחֶ֥רֶבH2719by the sworddrought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
13וּבָרָעָ֖בH7458and by the faminehunger (more or less extensive)
14תָּֽמְנוּ׃H8552all things and have been consumedto complete, in a good or a bad sense, literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive

Verse Context

Jeremiah 44:17 But we will certainly But we will certainly whatsoever thing...
Jeremiah 44:18 (current) But since we left off to burn incense to the queen of heaven and to pour out drink offerings unto her we have wanted by the sword and by the famine all things and have been consumed
Jeremiah 44:19 And when we burned incense to the queen of heaven and poured out...

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