Jeremiah 14:3

The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
Jeremiah 14:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם שָׁלְח֥וּ צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם לַמָּ֑יִם בָּ֣אוּ עַל־גֵּבִ֞ים לֹא־מָ֣צְאוּ מַ֗יִם שָׁ֤בוּ כְלֵיהֶם֙ רֵיקָ֔ם בֹּ֥שׁוּ וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ וְחָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃

  1. וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.'a.Di.rei.Hem“and noble [ones] their”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אַדִּיר · “great” · Strong's H0117
  2. שָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.Chu“they have sent”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  3. צְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hem“servants their”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צָעִיר · “little” · Strong's H6810
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. לַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yim“for <the> water”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  5. בָּ֣אוּBa.'u“they have come”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  6. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. גֵּבִ֞יםge.Vim“[the] cisterns”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גֵּב · “cistern” · Strong's H1356A
  8. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. מָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'u“they have found”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  10. מַ֗יִםMa.yim“water”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  11. שָׁ֤בוּSha.vu“they have returned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  12. כְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.Hem“vessels their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
  13. רֵיקָ֔םrei.Kam“empty”
    Adverb · from רֵיקָם · “emptily” · Strong's H7387
  14. בֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shu“they are ashamed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
  15. וְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.Mu“and they are humiliated”
    Conjunction + Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּלַם · “be humiliated” · Strong's H3637
  16. וְחָפ֥וּve.cha.Fu“and they have covered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָפָה · “to cover” · Strong's H2645
  17. רֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.Sham“head their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רֹאשׁ · “head” · Strong's H7218A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)