God & Savior

Jeremiah 50:44

Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”
Jeremiah 50:44
Read chapter

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)

הִ֠נֵּה כְּאַרְיֵ֞ה יַעֲלֶ֨ה מִגְּא֣וֹן הַיַּרְדֵּן֮ אֶל־נְוֵ֣ה אֵיתָן֒ כִּֽי־אַרְגִּ֤עָה אֲרִיצֵם֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָ וּמִ֥י בָח֖וּר אֵלֶ֣יהָ אֶפְקֹ֑ד כִּ֣י מִ֤י כָמ֙וֹנִי֙ וּמִ֣י יוֹעִדֶ֔נִּי וּמִֽי־זֶ֣ה רֹעֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד לְפָנָֽי׃

  1. הִ֠נֵּהHi.neh“there!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  2. כְּאַרְיֵ֞הke.'ar.Yeh“like a lion”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַרְיֵה · “lion” · Strong's H0738B
  3. יַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.Leh“[which] it goes up”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  4. מִגְּא֣וֹןmi.ge.'on“from [the] thicket[s] of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from גָּאוֹן · “pride” · Strong's H1347
  5. הַיַּרְדֵּן֮hai.yar.Den“the Jordan”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from יַרְדֵּן · “Jordan” · Strong's H3383
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. נְוֵ֣הne.Veh“pastureland of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נָוֶה · “pasture” · Strong's H5116A
  8. אֵיתָן֒'ei.Tan“an ever-flowing [stream]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֵיתָן · “strong” · Strong's H0386
  9. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  10. אַרְגִּ֤עָה'ar.Gi.'ah“I will act in a moment”
    Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from רָגַע · “to disturb” · Strong's H7280A
  11. אֲרִיצֵם֙'a.ru.tzem“I will cause to run them”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רוּץ · “run” · Strong's H7323G
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  12. מֵֽעָלֶ֔יהָme.'a.Lei.ha“from on <the> it”
    Preposition + Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. וּמִ֥יu.Mi“and whoever”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  14. בָח֖וּרva.Chur“[is] chosen”
    Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּחַר · “to choose” · Strong's H0977
  15. אֵלֶ֣יהָ'e.Lei.ha“to it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  16. אֶפְקֹ֑ד'ef.Kod“I will appoint”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּקַד · “overseer” · Strong's H6485J
  17. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  18. מִ֤יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  19. כָמ֙וֹנִי֙kha.Mo.ni“[is] like me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  20. וּמִ֣יu.Mi“and who?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  21. יוֹעִדֶ֔נִּיyo.'i.De.ni“will he summon me”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from יָעַד · “to appoint” · Strong's H3259
  22. וּמִֽי־u.mi-“and who?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  23. זֶ֣הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  24. רֹעֶ֔הro.'Eh“[is] a shepherd”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָעָה · “to pasture” · Strong's H7462B
  25. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  26. יַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.Mod“he will stand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  27. לְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
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)