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Jeremiah

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Why are we sitting still? Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities And let us perish there, Because the LORD our God has doomed us And given us poisoned water to drink, For we have sinned against the LORD.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Why upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
are we sitting still? to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 יֹֽשְׁבִ֔ים yo·she·vim,
Assemble to gather, remove Verb H622 הֵֽאָסְפ֗וּ he·'a·se·fu
yourselves, and let us go to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וְנָבֹ֛וא ve·na·vo·v
into the fortified fortification Noun H4013 הַמִּבְצָ֖ר ham·miv·tzar
cities city, town Noun H5892 עָרֵ֥י a·rei
And let us perish to be or grow dumb, silent or still Verb H1826 וְנִדְּמָה־ ve·nid·de·mah-
there, there, thither Adverb H8033 שָּׁ֑ם sham;
Because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּי֩ ki
the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֨ה Yah·weh
our God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ e·lo·hei·nu
has doomed to be or grow dumb, silent or still Verb H1826 הֲדִמָּ֙נוּ֙ ha·dim·ma·nu
us And given cause to drink water, give to drink Verb H8248 וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣נוּ vai·yash·ke·nu
us poisoned (bitter and poisonous herb) venom Noun H7219 רֹ֔אשׁ rosh,
water waters, water Noun H4325 מֵי־ mei-
to drink, cause to drink water, give to drink Verb H8248    
For we have sinned to miss, go wrong, sin Verb H2398 חָטָ֖אנוּ cha·ta·nu
against the LORD. the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 לַיהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh

Locations

Put

PUTput (puT; Phoud, in Genesis and Chronicles, variant for Genesis Phout, for Chronicles, Phouth):1. Renderings:In consequence of the identification at the time, the prophets have "Libya" (Libues), except Nab 3:9, where the Greek renders the word as phuge, "flight." The Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) has "Phut," "Phuth," and in the Prophets "Li... View Details

People

Put

a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Why are we sitting still? Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities And let us perish there, Because the LORD our God has doomed us And given us poisoned water to drink, For we have sinned against the LORD.
King James Bible Why are do we sitting sit still? Assemble assemble yourselves, and let us go enter into the fortified cities And defenced cities, and let us perish there, Because be silent there: for the LORD our God has doomed hath put us And to silence, and given us poisoned water of gall to drink, For because we have sinned against the LORD.
Hebrew Greek English Why are we sitting still? Assemble yourselves, and let us go into the fortified cities And let us perish there, Because the LORD our God has doomed us And given us poisoned water to drink, For we have sinned against the LORD.