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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם שָׁלְח֥וּ צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם לַמָּ֑יִם בָּ֣אוּ עַל־גֵּבִ֞ים לֹא־מָ֣צְאוּ מַ֗יִם שָׁ֤בוּ כְלֵיהֶם֙ רֵיקָ֔ם בֹּ֥שׁוּ וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ וְחָפ֥וּ רֹאשָֽׁם׃
- 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
- שָׁלְח֥וּsha.le.Chu“they have sent”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
- צְעִירֵיהֶ֖םtze.'o.rei.hem“servants their”Adjective, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צָעִיר · “little” · Strong's H6810Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
- לַמָּ֑יִםla.Ma.yim“for <the> water”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- בָּ֣אוּBa.'u“they have come”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- עַל־'al-“to”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- גֵּבִ֞יםge.Vim“[the] cisterns”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גֵּב · “cistern” · Strong's H1356A
- לֹא־lo'-“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מָ֣צְאוּMa.tze.'u“they have found”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- מַ֗יִםMa.yim“water”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
- שָׁ֤בוּSha.vu“they have returned”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
- כְלֵיהֶם֙khe.lei.Hem“vessels their”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from כְּלִי · “article|utensil” · Strong's H3627
- רֵיקָ֔םrei.Kam“empty”Adverb · from רֵיקָם · “emptily” · Strong's H7387
- בֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shu“they are ashamed”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בּוֹשׁ · “be ashamed” · Strong's H0954
- וְהָכְלְמ֖וּve.ha.khe.le.Mu“and they are humiliated”Conjunction + Verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּלַם · “be humiliated” · Strong's H3637
- וְחָפ֥וּve.cha.Fu“and they have covered”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָפָה · “to cover” · Strong's H2645
- 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)