Jeremiah 48:38 Go deeper
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There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the LORD . (KJV)
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עַ֣ל'al[will be] 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 48:38 word 1
כָּל\־kol-all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 2
גַּגּ֥וֹתga.Got[the] roofs of
Lemma: גָּג (gag) · Strong's: H1406
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: roof
Used 29 times. Also: Exodus 30:3, Exodus 37:26, Deuteronomy 22:8, Joshua 2:6, Joshua 2:8, Judges 9:51 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1406; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 3
מוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 4
וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶ֖יהָu.vir.cho.Tei.haand in open places its
Lemma: רְחוֹב (re.chov) · Strong's: H7339
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: street/plaza
Used 43 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Judges 19:15, Judges 19:17, Judges 19:20, 2 Samuel 21:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7339; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 5
כֻּלֹּ֣הku.Lohall of it
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 6
מִסְפֵּ֑דmis.Pedwailing
Lemma: מִסְפֵּד (mis.ped) · Strong's: H4553
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: mourning
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 50:10, Esther 4:3, Psalms 30:11, Isaiah 22:12, Jeremiah 6:26, Ezekiel 27:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4553; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 7
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 48:38 word 8
שָׁבַ֣רְתִּיsha.Var.tiI will break
Lemma: שָׁבַר (sha.var) · Strong's: H7665
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to break
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 19:9, Exodus 9:25, Exodus 12:46, Exodus 22:10, Exodus 22:14, Exodus 23:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7665; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 10
מוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvMoab
Lemma: מוֹאָב (mo.av) · Strong's: H4124G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Moab
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 15:15, Numbers 21:11, Numbers 21:13, Numbers 21:15, Numbers 21:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4124G; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 11
כִּכְלִ֛יkikh.Lilike a vessel
Lemma: כְּלִי (ke.li) · Strong's: H3627
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: article/utensil
Used 325 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:3, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 42:25, Genesis 43:11, Genesis 45:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3627; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 12
אֵֽין\־'ein-[which] there not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 13
חֵ֥פֶץChe.fetz[is] pleasure
Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pleasure
Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Jeremiah 48:38 word 14
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 48:38 word 15
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 48:38 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| On | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the rooftops | → | גָּג H1406 roof |
| of Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| and in the public squares | → | רְחוֹב H7339 street/plaza |
| everyone | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| is mourning | → | מִסְפֵּד H4553 mourning |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I have shattered | → | שָׁבַר H7665 to break |
| Moab | → | מוֹאָב H4124G Moab |
| like an unwanted | → | חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure |
| jar | → | כְּלִי H3627 article/utensil |
| declares | → | נְאֻם H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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