229) Looking for Jeremiah

 

229) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:14

“Why

עַל־ (‘al-)

Preposition

Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

are we

אֲנַ֣חְנוּ (’ă·naḥ·nū)

Pronoun - first person common plural

Strong's 587: We

just sitting here?

יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים (yō·šə·ḇîm)

Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

Gather together,

הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּ (hê·’ā·sə·p̄ū)

Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural

Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

let us flee

וְנָב֛וֹא (wə·nā·ḇō·w)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural

Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to

אֶל־ (’el-)

Preposition

Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the fortified

הַמִּבְצָ֖ר (ham·miḇ·ṣār)

Article | Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender

cities

עָרֵ֥י (‘ā·rê)

Noun - feminine plural construct

Strong's 5892: Excitement

and perish

וְנִדְּמָה־ (wə·nid·də·māh-)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural

Strong's 1826: To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish

there,

שָּׁ֑ם (šām)

Adverb

Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

for

כִּי֩ (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the LORD

יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

our God

אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)

Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural

Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has doomed us.

הֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ (hă·ḏim·mā·nū)

Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural

Strong's 1826: To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish

He has given us poisoned

רֹ֔אשׁ (rōš)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 7219: A poisonous plant, the poppy, poison

water

מֵי־ (mê-)

Noun - masculine plural construct

Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

to drink,

וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּ (way·yaš·qê·nū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural

Strong's 8248: To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to

because

כִּ֥י (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we have sinned

חָטָ֖אנוּ (ḥā·ṭā·nū)

Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural

Strong's 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

against the LORD.

לַיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)

Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular

Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

• They can go to their fortified cities!

• It won’t protect them!

• It won’t save them!

• They won’t escape!

• Same for mankind!

• They are all doomed!