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Jeremiah 1:18

Now behold, this day I have made you like a fortified city, an iron pillar, and bronze walls against the whole land—against the kings of Judah, its officials, its priests, and the people of the land.
Jeremiah 1:18
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַאֲנִ֞י הִנֵּ֧ה נְתַתִּ֣יךָ הַיּ֗וֹם לְעִ֨יר מִבְצָ֜ר וּלְעַמּ֥וּד בַּרְזֶ֛ל וּלְחֹמ֥וֹת נְחֹ֖שֶׁת עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לְמַלְכֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ לְשָׂרֶ֔יהָ לְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָ וּלְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

  1. וַאֲנִ֞יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  2. הִנֵּ֧הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  3. נְתַתִּ֣יךָne.ta.Ti.kha“I have made you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
  4. הַיּ֗וֹםhai.Yom“this day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “today” · Strong's H3117L
  5. לְעִ֨ירle.'Ir“into a city of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  6. מִבְצָ֜רmiv.Tzar“fortification”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִבְצָר · “fortification” · Strong's H4013
  7. וּלְעַמּ֥וּדu.le.'a.Mud“and into a pillar of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַמּוּד · “pillar” · Strong's H5982G
  8. בַּרְזֶ֛לbar.Zel“iron”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
  9. וּלְחֹמ֥וֹתu.le.cho.Mot“and into walls of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
  10. נְחֹ֖שֶׁתne.Cho.shet“bronze”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְחֹ֫שֶׁת · “bronze” · Strong's H5178A
  11. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. לְמַלְכֵ֤יle.mal.Khei“to [the] kings of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  15. יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  16. לְשָׂרֶ֔יהָle.sa.Rei.ha“to officials its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  17. לְכֹהֲנֶ֖יהָle.kho.ha.Nei.ha“to priests its”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  18. וּלְעַ֥םu.le.'Am“and to [the] people of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  19. הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)