Jeremiah 4:3 Go deeper

For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns. (KJV)

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כִּי\־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 4:3 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 4:3 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 4:3 word 3

יְהֹוָ֗הYah.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 4:3 word 4

לְאִ֤ישׁle.'Ishto [the] man of

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 5

יְהוּדָה֙ye.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 4:3 word 6

וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.Limand to Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 7

נִ֥ירוּNi.ruplow

Lemma: נִיר (nir) · Strong's: H5214

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to break

Used 2 times. Also: Hosea 10:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5214; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 8

נִ֑ירNirunplowed ground

Lemma: נִיר (nir) · Strong's: H5215

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fallow ground

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 13:23, Hosea 10:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5215; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 9

וְאַֽל\־ve.'al-and may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 10

תִּזְרְע֖וּtiz.re.'Uyou sow

Lemma: זָרַע (za.ra) · Strong's: H2232

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqj2mp)

Meaning: to sow

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 26:12, Genesis 47:23, Exodus 23:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2232; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 11

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 12

קוֹצִֽים\׃ko.Tzimthorns

Lemma: קוֹץ (qots) · Strong's: H6975

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: thorn

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 3:18, Exodus 22:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:16, 2 Samuel 23:6, Psalms 118:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6975; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:3 word 13

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
to the men	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
and Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem
Break up	→	נִיר H5214 to break
your	→
unplowed ground	→	נִיר H5215 fallow ground
and do not	→	אַל H0408 not
sow	→	זָרַע H2232 to sow
among	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the thorns	→	קוֹץ H6975 thorn

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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