Jeremiah 37:15

The officials were angry with Jeremiah, and they beat him and placed him in jail in the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it had been made into a prison.
Jeremiah 37:15
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ הַשָּׂרִ֛ים עַֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ וְהִכּ֣וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְנָתְנ֨וּ אוֹת֜וֹ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּר בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר כִּֽי־אֹת֥וֹ עָשׂ֖וּ לְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃

  1. וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.Fu“and they were angry”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָצַף · “be angry” · Strong's H7107
  2. הַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.Rim“the officials”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שַׂר · “ruler” · Strong's H8269
  3. עַֽל־'al-“towards”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  4. יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.hu“Jeremiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִרְמְיָ֫הוּ · “Jeremiah” · Strong's H3414L
  5. וְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.Ku“and they struck”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  6. אֹת֑וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. וְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.Nu“and they put”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָתַן · “throw” · Strong's H5414L
  8. אוֹת֜וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. בֵּ֣יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  10. הָאֵס֗וּרha.'e.Sur“<the> fetter[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵסוּר · “bond” · Strong's H0612
  11. בֵּ֚יתbeit“[the] house of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  12. יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.Tan“Jonathan”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹנָתָן · “Jonathan” · Strong's H3083N
  13. הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Fer“the scribe”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סֹפֵר · “secretary” · Strong's H5608B
  14. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. אֹת֥וֹ'o.To“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Su“they had made”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “make(OBJECT)” · Strong's H6213H
  17. לְבֵ֥יתle.Veit“into [the] house of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004B
  18. הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ha.Ke.le'“<the> imprisonment”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫לֶא · “prison” · Strong's H3608
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)