Jeremiah 14:3
The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads.
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ASV
And their nobles send their little ones to the waters: they come to the cisterns, and find no water; they return with their vessels empty; they are put to shame and confounded, and cover their heads.
KJV
And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם | ve.'a.Di.rei.Hem | and noble [ones] their | H117 → |
| שָׁלְח֥וּ | sha.le.Chu | they have sent | H7971 → |
| צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם | tze.'o.rei.hem | servants their | H6810 → |
| לַמָּ֑יִם | la.Ma.yim | for <the> water | H4325 → |
| בָּ֣אוּ | Ba.'u | they have come | H935 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | to | H5921 → |
| גֵּבִ֞ים | ge.Vim | [the] cisterns | H1356 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| מָ֣צְאוּ | Ma.tze.'u | they have found | H4672 → |
| מַ֗יִם | Ma.yim | water | H4325 → |
| שָׁ֤בוּ | Sha.vu | they have returned | H7725 → |
| כְלֵיהֶם֙ | khe.lei.Hem | vessels their | H3627 → |
| רֵיקָ֔ם | rei.Kam | empty | H7387 → |
| בֹּ֥שׁוּ | Bo.shu | they are ashamed | H954 → |
| וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ | ve.ha.khe.le.Mu | and they are humiliated | H3637 → |
| וְחָפ֥וּ | ve.cha.Fu | and they have covered | H2645 → |
| רֹאשָֽׁם׃ | ro.Sham | head their | H7218 → |
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