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Jeremiah 42:14

and if you say, ‘No, but we will go to the land of Egypt and live there, where we will not see war or hear the sound of the ram’s horn or hunger for bread,’
Jeremiah 42:14
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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)

לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹ֚א כִּ֣י אֶ֤רֶץ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ נָב֔וֹא אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־נִרְאֶה֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה וְק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָ֖ר לֹ֣א נִשְׁמָ֑ע וְלַלֶּ֥חֶם לֹֽא־נִרְעָ֖ב וְשָׁ֥ם נֵשֵֽׁב׃

  1. לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. לֹ֚אlo'“In-”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. כִּ֣יki“deed”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. אֶ֤רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
  6. נָב֔וֹאna.Vo'“we will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  7. אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.Sher“where”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. נִרְאֶה֙nir.'Eh“we will see”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  10. מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.Mah“warfare”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  11. וְק֥וֹלve.Kol“and [the] sound of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קוֹל · “sound” · Strong's H6963H
  12. שׁוֹפָ֖רsho.Far“a trumpet”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֹׁפָר · “trumpet” · Strong's H7782
  13. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. נִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'“we will hear”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  15. וְלַלֶּ֥חֶםve.la.Le.chem“and for <the> bread”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “bread” · Strong's H3899H
  16. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. נִרְעָ֖בnir.'Av“we will be hungry”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from רָעֵב · “be hungry” · Strong's H7456
  18. וְשָׁ֥םve.Sham“and there”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  19. נֵשֵֽׁב׃ne.Shev“we will dwell”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)