Jeremiah 6:17 Go deeper

Also I set watchmen over you, saying , Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken. (KJV)

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וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤יva.ha.ki.mo.Tiand I raised up

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to arise: establish

Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:17 word 1

עֲלֵיכֶם֙'a.lei.Khemover you

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 6:17 word 2

צֹפִ֔יםtzo.Fimwatchmen

Lemma: צָפָה (tsa.phah) · Strong's: H6822

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to watch

Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 31:49, 1 Samuel 4:13, 1 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 13:34, 2 Samuel 18:24, 2 Samuel 18:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6822; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:17 word 3

הַקְשִׁ֖יבוּhak.Shi.vupay attention

Lemma: קָשַׁב (qa.shav) · Strong's: H7181

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)

Meaning: to listen

Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:34, Job 13:6, Job 33:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7181; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:17 word 4

לְק֣וֹלle.Kolto [the] sound of

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

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

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:17 word 5

שׁוֹפָ֑רsho.Fara trumpet

Lemma: שֹׁפָר (sho.phar) · Strong's: H7782

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

Meaning: trumpet

Used 72 times. Also: Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Leviticus 25:9, Joshua 6:4, Joshua 6:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7782; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:17 word 6

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 6:17 word 7

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 6:17 word 8

נַקְשִֽׁיב\׃nak.Shivwe will pay attention

Lemma: קָשַׁב (qa.shav) · Strong's: H7181

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhi1cp)

Meaning: to listen

Used 46 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Nehemiah 9:34, Job 13:6, Job 33:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7181; TAHOT Jeremiah 6:17 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I appointed	→	קוּם H6965I to arise: establish
watchmen	→	צָפָה H6822 to watch
over you [and said]	→	עַל H5921A upon
Listen	→	קָשַׁב H7181 to listen
for the sound	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
of the ram’s horn	→	שֹׁפָר H7782 trumpet
But they answered	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
We will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
listen	→	קָשַׁב H7181 to listen

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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