Jeremiah 14:17
You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
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ASV
And thou shalt say this word unto them, Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease; for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous wound.
KJV
Therefore thou shalt say this word unto them; Let mine eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease: for the virgin daughter of my people is broken with a great breach, with a very grievous blow.
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22 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָמַרְתָּ֤ | ve.'a.mar.Ta | and you will speak | H559 → |
| אֲלֵיהֶם֙ | 'a.lei.Hem | to them | H413 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַדָּבָ֣ר | ha.da.Var | the word | H1697 → |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| תֵּרַ֨דְנָה | te.Rad.nah | let them run down | H3381 → |
| עֵינַ֥י | 'ei.Nai | eyes my | H5869 → |
| דִּמְעָ֛ה | dim.'Ah | tear[s] | H1832 → |
| לַ֥יְלָה | Lay.lah | night | H3915 → |
| וְיוֹמָ֖ם | ve.yo.Mam | and by day | H3119 → |
| וְאַל־ | ve.'al- | and may not | H408 → |
| תִּדְמֶ֑ינָה | tid.Mei.nah | they cease | H1820 → |
| כִּי֩ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| שֶׁ֨בֶר | She.ver | a breaking | H7667 → |
| גָּד֜וֹל | ga.Dol | great | H1419 → |
| נִשְׁבְּרָ֗ה | nish.be.Rah | she has been broken | H7665 → |
| בְּתוּלַת֙ | be.tu.Lat | [the] virgin of | H1330 → |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → |
| עַמִּ֔י | 'a.Mi | people my | H5971 → |
| מַכָּ֖ה | ma.Kah | a wound | H4347 → |
| נַחְלָ֥ה | nach.Lah | made sick | H2470 → |
| מְאֹֽד׃ | me.'Od | very | H3966 → |
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