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Jeremiah 15:16 — King James Version← Study notes

Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O Lord God of hosts.


Jeremiah 15:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 15:1617 words
HebrewMeaning
נִמְצְא֤וּniməṣəʾw
they were foundverbH4672
be able · being · catch · certainly ···
דְבָרֶ֨י/ךָ֙dəbāreykā
words yournounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
וָ/אֹ֣כְלֵ֔/םwāʾōkəlēm
and I ate themconjH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
וַ/יְהִ֤יwayəhiy
and it becameconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
דברי/ךdbryk
wordnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
דְבָֽרְ/ךָ֙dəbārəkā
wordnounH1697
advice · affair · answer · any such ···
לִ֔/יliy
pron
לְ/שָׂשׂ֖וֹןləśāśwōn
a joypronH8342
joy · mirth · rejoicing
וּ/לְ/שִׂמְחַ֣תwləśiməḥat
and the delight ofconjH8057
exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···
לְבָבִ֑/יləbābiy
heart mynounH3824
bethink themselves · comfortably · courage · heart ···
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נִקְרָ֤אniqərāʾ
it is calledverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
שִׁמְ/ךָ֙šiməkā
name yournounH8034
base · named · renown · report
עָלַ֔/יʿālay
on mepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
יְהוָ֖הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהֵ֥יʾĕlōhēy
the God ofnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
צְבָאֽוֹתṣəbāʾwōt
hostsnounH6635
army · battle · company · host ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Priya SharmaNote2mo ago
Words More Precious Than Bread
Jeremiah ate God's words and they were his joy and his heart's delight. He's describing a hunger satisfied by God's speech, a spiritual nourishment that sustains him more than physical food. The cont...
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