Focused Passage

Jeremiah 22:20-23

The House of David Under Judgment for Injustice and Covenant Failure

The chapter moves from a covenant summons to the royal house, to the threatened ruin of the palace, to judgment against individual kings, and finally to the cutting off of royal confidence in Coniah.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

20Go up to Lebanon and cry out; raise your voice in Bashan; cry out from Abarim, for all your lovers have been crushed.

21I warned you when you were secure. You said, ‘I will not listen.’ This has been your way from youth, that you have not obeyed My voice.

22The wind will drive away all your shepherds, and your lovers will go into captivity. Then you will be ashamed and humiliated because of all your wickedness.

23O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 20

Original words

Go upעֲלִ֤יH5927Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularto Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙H3844Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularand cry outוּֽצְעָ֔קִיH6817Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularraiseתְּנִ֣יH5414Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularyour voiceקוֹלֵ֑ךְH6963Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singularin Bashanוּבַבָּשָׁ֖ןH1316Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularcry outוְצַֽעֲקִי֙H6817Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singularfrom Abarimמֵֽעֲבָרִ֔יםH5682Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singularforכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyour loversמְאַהֲבָֽיִךְ׃H157Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularhave been crushedנִשְׁבְּר֖וּH7665Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Verse 21

Original words

I warnedדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיH1696Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularyouאֵלַ֙יִךְ֙H413Preposition | second person feminine singularwhen you were secureבְּשַׁלְוֺתַ֔יִךְH7962Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singularYou saidאָמַ֖רְתְּH559Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularI will notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particlelistenאֶשְׁמָ֑עH8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularThisזֶ֤הH2088Pronoun - masculine singularhas been your wayדַרְכֵּךְ֙H1870Noun - common singular construct | second person feminine singularfrom youthמִנְּעוּרַ֔יִךְH5271Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularthatכִּ֥יH3588Conjunctionyou have notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleobeyedשָׁמַ֖עַתְּH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularMy voiceבְּקוֹלִֽי׃H6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Verse 22

Original words

The windר֔וּחַH7307Noun - common singularwill drive awayרֹעַ֙יִךְ֙H7462Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularallכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructyour shepherdsתִּרְעֶה־H7462Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singularand your loversוּֽמְאַהֲבַ֖יִךְH157Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularwill goיֵלֵ֑כוּH1980Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural. . .כִּ֣יH3588Conjunctioninto captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֣יH7628Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularThenאָ֤זH227Adverbyou will be ashamedתֵּבֹ֙שִׁי֙H954Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singularand humiliatedוְנִכְלַ֔מְתְּH3637Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person feminine singularbecause of allמִכֹּ֖לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructyour wickednessרָעָתֵֽךְ׃H7451Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Verse 23

Original words

O inhabitantיֹשַׁבְתִּיH3427Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructof Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןH3844Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularnestledמְקֻנַּנְתִּיH7077Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singularin the cedarsבָּֽאֲרָזִ֑יםH730Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralhowמַה־H4100Interrogativeyou will groanנֵּחַנְתְּ֙H584Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singularwhen pangs of anguishחֲבָלִ֔יםH2256Noun - masculine pluralcomeבְּבֹא־H935Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructupon youלָ֣ךְPreposition | second person feminine singularagonyחִ֖ילH2427Noun - masculine singularlike a woman in laborכַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃H3205Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular

BSB notes

  • That is, the palace in Jerusalem; see 1 Kings 7:2.

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