Jeremiah 34:17
Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
BSB
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ASV
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Ye have not hearkened unto me, to proclaim liberty, every man to his brother, and every man to his neighbor: behold, I proclaim unto you a liberty, saith Jehovah, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be tossed to and fro among all the kingdoms of the earth.
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Ye have not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold, I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the Lord, to the sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
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32 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵן֮ | la.Khen | <to> therefore | H3651 → |
| כֹּה־ | koh- | thus | H3541 → |
| אָמַ֣ר | 'a.Mar | he says | H559 → |
| יְהוָה֒ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אַתֶּם֙ | 'a.Tem | you | H859 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| שְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם | she.ma'.Tem | you have listened | H8085 → |
| אֵלַ֔י | 'e.Lai | to me | H413 → |
| לִקְרֹ֣א | lik.Ro' | by proclaiming | H7121 → |
| דְר֔וֹר | de.Ror | liberty | H1865 → |
| אִ֥ישׁ | 'ish | everyone | H376 → |
| לְאָחִ֖יו | le.'a.Chiv | to brother his | H251 → |
| וְאִ֣ישׁ | ve.'Ish | and everyone | H376 → |
| לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ | le.re.'E.hu | to neighbor his | H7453 → |
| הִנְנִ֣י | hi.Ni | here I | H2005 → |
| קֹרֵא֩ | ko.Re' | [am] about to proclaim | H7121 → |
| לָכֶ֨ם | la.Khem | to <the> you | |
| דְּר֜וֹר | de.Ror | liberty | H1865 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ha.Che.rev | the sword | H2719 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַדֶּ֣בֶר | ha.De.ver | <the> pestilence | H1698 → |
| וְאֶל־ | ve.'el- | and to | H413 → |
| הָרָעָ֔ב | ha.ra.'Av | <the> famine | H7458 → |
| וְנָתַתִּ֤י | ve.na.ta.Ti | and I will make | H5414 → |
| אֶתְכֶם֙ | 'et.Khem | <obj.> you | H853 → |
| לְזַעֲוָ֔ה | liz.va.'ah | into a terror | H2189 → |
| לְכֹ֖ל | le.Khol | to all | H3605 → |
| מַמְלְכ֥וֹת | mam.le.Khot | [the] kingdoms of | H4467 → |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
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