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For thus saith the LORD unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 1
כֹ֣ה\׀khohthus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 2
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 3
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 4
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 5
בֵּית֙beit[the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004P
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: palace
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 47:14, 2 Samuel 7:1, 1 Kings 10:4, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Kings 14:26, 1 Kings 14:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004P; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 6
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 7
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudah
Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Judah
Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 8
גִּלְעָ֥דgil.'Ad[are] Gilead
Lemma: גִּלְעָד (gil.ad) · Strong's: H1568G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gilead
Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 31:21, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 31:25, Genesis 37:25, Numbers 32:1, Numbers 32:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1568G; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 9
אַתָּ֛ה'a.Tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 10
רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] top of
Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: head: top
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 28:12, Genesis 28:18, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7218I; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 11
הַלְּבָנ֑וֹןha.le.va.Non<the> Lebanon
Lemma: לְבָנוֹן (le.va.non) · Strong's: H3844G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Lebanon
Used 63 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:7, Deuteronomy 3:25, Deuteronomy 11:24, Joshua 1:4, Joshua 9:1, Joshua 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3844G; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 12
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518I
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely yes
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 24:38, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 30:1, Genesis 31:52, Genesis 34:15, Genesis 47:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518I; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 13
לֹ֤אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 14
אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙'a.shi.te.KhaI will make you
Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 41:33, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30, Exodus 23:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7896G; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 15
מִדְבָּ֔רmid.Bara wilderness
Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wilderness
Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 16
עָרִ֖ים'a.Rimcities
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 17
לֹ֥אlo'[which] not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 22:6 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| concerning | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004P house: palace |
| of the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are like Gilead | → | גִּלְעָד H1568G Gilead |
| to Me | → | |
| like the summit | → | רֹאשׁ H7218I head: top |
| of Lebanon | → | לְבָנוֹן H3844G Lebanon |
| but I will surely | → | אִם H0518I if: surely yes |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| turn you | → | שִׁית H7896G to set: make |
| into a desert | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| like cities | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| that are uninhabited | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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