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Jeremiah 14:17

You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
Jeremiah 14:17
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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)

וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה תֵּרַ֨דְנָה עֵינַ֥י דִּמְעָ֛ה לַ֥יְלָה וְיוֹמָ֖ם וְאַל־תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה כִּי֩ שֶׁ֨בֶר גָּד֜וֹל נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־עַמִּ֔י מַכָּ֖ה נַחְלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃

  1. וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.Ta“and you will speak”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  5. הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”
    Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  6. תֵּרַ֨דְנָהte.Rad.nah“let them run down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  7. עֵינַ֥י'ei.Nai“eyes my”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  8. דִּמְעָ֛הdim.'Ah“tear[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from דִּמְעָה · “tears” · Strong's H1832
  9. לַ֥יְלָהLay.lah“night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  10. וְיוֹמָ֖םve.yo.Mam“and by day”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from יוֹמָם · “by day” · Strong's H3119
  11. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  12. תִּדְמֶ֑ינָהtid.Mei.nah“they cease”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from דָּמָה · “to cease” · Strong's H1820
  13. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  14. שֶׁ֨בֶרShe.ver“a breaking”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫בֶר · “breaking” · Strong's H7667
  15. גָּד֜וֹלga.Dol“great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  16. נִשְׁבְּרָ֗הnish.be.Rah“she has been broken”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
  17. בְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.Lat“[the] virgin of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּתוּלָה · “virgin” · Strong's H1330
  18. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  19. עַמִּ֔י'a.Mi“people my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  20. מַכָּ֖הma.Kah“a wound”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַכָּה · “wound” · Strong's H4347
  21. נַחְלָ֥הnach.Lah“made sick”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from חָלָה · “grieved” · Strong's H2470I
  22. מְאֹֽד׃me.'Od“very”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from מְאֹד · “much” · Strong's H3966
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)