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
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)
כִּ֣י יָצֻ֗מוּ אֵינֶ֤נִּי שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ אֶל־רִנָּתָ֔ם וְכִ֧י יַעֲל֛וּ עֹלָ֥ה וּמִנְחָ֖ה אֵינֶ֣נִּי רֹצָ֑ם כִּ֗י בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ וּבָרָעָ֣ב וּבַדֶּ֔בֶר אָנֹכִ֖י מְכַלֶּ֥ה אוֹתָֽם׃ ס
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יָצֻ֗מוּya.Tzu.mu“they will fast”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צוּם · “to fast” · Strong's H6684
- אֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.ni“not I”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'“[will be] listening”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- רִנָּתָ֔םri.na.Tam“cry of entreaty their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רִנָּה · “cry” · Strong's H7440
- וְכִ֧יve.Khi“even if”Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יַעֲל֛וּya.'a.Lu“they will offer up”Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “offer up” · Strong's H5927I
- עֹלָ֥ה'o.Lah“a burnt offering”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֹלָה · “burnt offering” · Strong's H5930A
- וּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.Chah“and a grain offering”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִנְחָה · “offering” · Strong's H4503G
- אֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.ni“not I”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- 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
- כִּ֗יKi“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.rev“by the sword”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- וּבָרָעָ֣בu.va.ra.'Av“and by <the> famine”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָב · “famine” · Strong's H7458
- וּבַדֶּ֔בֶרu.va.De.ver“and by <the> pestilence”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫בֶר · “pestilence” · Strong's H1698
- אָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.Khi“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
- מְכַלֶּ֥הme.kha.Leh“[will be] bringing to an end”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּלָה · “destroy” · Strong's H3615H
- 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)