Jeremiah 49:23 Go deeper
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Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. (KJV)
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לְדַמֶּ֗שֶׂקle.da.Me.sekof Damascus
Lemma: דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק (dam.me.seq) · Strong's: H1834
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Damascus
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 15:2, 2 Samuel 8:5, 2 Samuel 8:6, 1 Kings 11:24, 1 Kings 15:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1834; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 1
בּ֤וֹשָֽׁהBo.o.shahit will be ashamed
Lemma: בּוֹשׁ (bush) · Strong's: H0954
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: be ashamed
Used 126 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Exodus 32:1, Judges 3:25, Judges 5:28, 2 Samuel 19:5, 2 Kings 2:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0954; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 2
חֲמָת֙cha.MatHamath
Lemma: חֲמָת (cha.mat) · Strong's: H2574G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Hamath
Used 34 times. Also: Numbers 13:21, Numbers 34:8, Joshua 13:5, Judges 3:3, 2 Samuel 8:9, 1 Kings 8:65 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2574G; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 3
וְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.Padand Arpad
Lemma: אַרְפַּד (ar.pad) · Strong's: H0774
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Arpad
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:34, 2 Kings 19:13, Isaiah 10:9, Isaiah 36:19, Isaiah 37:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0774; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 4
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 49:23 word 5
שְׁמֻעָ֥הshe.mu.'Ahnew[s]
Lemma: שְׁמוּעָה (she.mu.ah) · Strong's: H8052
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tidings
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:24, 1 Samuel 4:19, 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 13:30, 1 Kings 2:28, 1 Kings 10:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8052; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 6
רָעָ֛הra.'Ahbad
Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: bad: harmful
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 24:50, Genesis 31:24, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 37:2, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:33 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7451A; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 7
שָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'Uthey have heard
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 8
נָמֹ֑גוּna.Mo.guthey will melt away
Lemma: מוּג (mug) · Strong's: H4127
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)
Meaning: to melt
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 15:15, Joshua 2:9, Joshua 2:24, 1 Samuel 14:16, Job 30:22, Psalms 46:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4127; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 9
בַּיָּ֣םbai.Yam[is] in the sea
Lemma: יָם (yam) · Strong's: H3220G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: sea
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3220G; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 10
דְּאָגָ֔הde.'a.Gahanxiety
Lemma: דְּאָגָה (de.a.gah) · Strong's: H1674
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: anxiety
Used 6 times. Also: Joshua 22:24, Proverbs 12:25, Ezekiel 4:16, Ezekiel 12:18, Ezekiel 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1674; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 11
הַשְׁקֵ֖טhash.Ketto be quiet
Lemma: שָׁקַט (sha.qat) · Strong's: H8252
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to quiet
Used 40 times. Also: Joshua 11:23, Joshua 14:15, Judges 3:11, Judges 3:30, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8252; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 12
לֹ֥אlo'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 49:23 word 13
יוּכָֽל\׃yu.Khalit will be able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Jeremiah 49:23 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Concerning Damascus | → | דַּמֶּ֫שֶׂק H1834 Damascus |
| Hamath | → | חֲמָת H2574G Hamath |
| and Arpad | → | אַרְפַּד H0774 Arpad |
| are put to shame | → | בּוֹשׁ H0954 be ashamed |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they have heard | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| a bad | → | רַע H7451A bad: harmful |
| report | → | שְׁמוּעָה H8052 tidings |
| they are agitated | → | מוּג H4127 to melt |
| like the sea | → | יָם H3220G sea |
| their anxiety | → | דְּאָגָה H1674 anxiety |
| cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| be calmed | → | שָׁקַט H8252 to quiet |
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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