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And it shall come to pass at that day, saith the LORD , that the heart of the king shall perish, and the heart of the princes; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 1
בַיּוֹם\־vai.yom-on the day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 2
הַהוּא֙ha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 3
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance of
Lemma: נְאֻם (ne.um) · Strong's: H5002
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: utterance
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 22:16, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 24:3, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:15, Numbers 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5002; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 4
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 4:9 word 5
יֹאבַ֥דyo.Vadit will perish
Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to perish
Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 6
לֵב\־lev-[the] heart of
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 7
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 4:9 word 8
וְלֵ֣בve.Levand [the] heart of
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 9
הַשָּׂרִ֑יםha.sa.Rimthe officials
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 10
וְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muand they will be appalled
Lemma: שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) · Strong's: H8074H
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNq3cp)
Meaning: be desolate: appalled
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 26:32, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Kings 9:8, 2 Chronicles 7:21, Ezra 9:3, Ezra 9:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8074H; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 11
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nimthe priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 12
וְהַנְּבִיאִ֖יםve.ha.ne.vi.'Imand the prophets
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 13
יִתְמָֽהוּ\׃yit.Ma.huthey will be astounded
Lemma: תָּמַהּ (ta.mah) · Strong's: H8539
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to astounded
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 43:33, Job 26:11, Psalms 48:5, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Isaiah 13:8, Isaiah 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8539; TAHOT Jeremiah 4:9 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In that | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| . . . | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| and officials | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| will lose | → | אָבַד H0006 to perish |
| their courage | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| The priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| will tremble in fear | → | שָׁמֵם H8074H be desolate: appalled |
| and the prophets | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| will be astounded | → | תָּמַהּ H8539 to astounded |
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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