Jeremiah 14:12

Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”
Jeremiah 14:12
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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)

כִּ֣י יָצֻ֗מוּ אֵינֶ֤נִּי שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ אֶל־רִנָּתָ֔ם וְכִ֧י יַעֲל֛וּ עֹלָ֥ה וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֵינֶ֣נִּי רֹצָ֑ם כִּ֗י בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדֶּ֔בֶר אָנֹכִ֖י מְכַלֶּ֥ה אוֹתָֽם׃ ס

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. יָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.mu“they will fast”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צוּם · “to fast” · Strong's H6684
  3. אֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.ni“not I”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  4. שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'“[will be] listening”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. רִנָּתָ֔םri.na.Tam“cry of entreaty their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רִנָּה · “cry” · Strong's H7440
  7. וְכִ֧יve.Khi“even if”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. יַעֲל֛וּya.'a.Lu“they will offer up”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “offer up” · Strong's H5927I
  9. עֹלָ֥ה'o.Lah“a burnt offering”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
  10. וּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.Chah“and a grain offering”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִנְחָה · “offering” · Strong's H4503G
  11. אֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.ni“not I”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  12. רֹצָ֑םro.Tzam“[will be] accepting them”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָצָה · “to accept” · Strong's H7521
  13. כִּ֗יKi“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  14. בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.rev“by the sword”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  15. וּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'Av“and by <the> famine”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
  16. וּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.ver“and by <the> pestilence”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫בֶר · “pestilence” · Strong's H1698
  17. אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  18. מְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.Leh“[will be] bringing to an end”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּלָה · “destroy” · Strong's H3615H
  19. אוֹתָֽם׃ ס'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)