232) Looking for Jeremiah

 

232) Looking for Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:17

“For

כִּי֩ (kî)

Conjunction

Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

behold,

הִנְנִ֨י (hin·nî)

Interjection | first person common singular

Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

I will send

מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַ (mə·šal·lê·aḥ)

Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular

Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

snakes among you,

נְחָשִׁים֙ (nə·ḥā·šîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 5175: A serpent

poisonous vipers

צִפְעֹנִ֔ים (ṣip̄·‘ō·nîm)

Noun - masculine plural

Strong's 6848: A serpent

that

אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)

Pronoun - relative

Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

cannot

אֵין־ (’ên-)

Adverb

Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

be charmed,

לָ֑חַשׁ (lā·ḥaš)

Noun - masculine singular

Strong's 3908: A whisper, a private prayer, an incantation, an amulet

and they will bite

וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ (wə·niš·šə·ḵū)

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural

Strong's 5391: To strike with a, sting, to oppress with usury

you,”

אֶתְכֶ֖ם (’eṯ·ḵem)

Direct object marker | second person masculine plural

Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

declares

נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)

Noun - masculine singular construct

Strong's 5002: An oracle

the LORD.

יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)

Noun - proper - masculine singular

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

- Yah.weh will send snakes and poisonous vipers which bite and kill!

- It is aggressive!

- No possibility to avoid!

- It will strike them!

- It will be strong and powerful!

- Something that should be remembered!