Sign in
Jeremiah 21:2 — King James Version← Study notes

Enquire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; if so be that the Lord will deal with us according to all his wondrous works, that he may go up from us.


Jeremiah 21:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 21:219 words
HebrewMeaning
דְּרָשׁdərāš
askverbH1875
at all · care for · diligently · inquire ···
נָ֤אnāʾ
I beseech theeparticleH4994
go to · now · oh
בַעֲדֵ֨/נוּ֙baʿădēnw
aboutpronH1157
at by · for · over · through ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יְהוָ֔הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
כִּ֛יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רnəbwkadəreʾṣar
NebuchadnezzarnounH5019
Nebuchadrezzar
מֶֽלֶךְmelekə
kingnounH4428
royal
בָּבֶ֖לbābel
BabelnounH894
Babylon
נִלְחָ֣םniləḥām
devourverbH3898
eat · ever · fight · overcome ···
עָלֵ֑י/נוּʿālēynw
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
אוּלַי֩ʾwlay
if so beadvH194
may be · peradventure · unless
יַעֲשֶׂ֨הyaʿăśeh
accomplishverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אוֹתָ֨/נוּ֙ʾwōtānw
againstpronH854
among · before · by · for ···
כְּ/כָלkəkāl
all (mannerpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
נִפְלְאֹתָ֔י/וnipələʾōtāyw
accomplishverbH6381
(arise...too · be too) hard · hidden · things too high ···
וְ/יַעֲלֶ֖הwəyaʿăleh
ariseconjH5927
ascend up · at once · break · bring ···
מֵ/עָלֵֽי/נוּmēʿālēynw
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
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.

Explore community notes on Jeremiah 21:2

Study summaries, cross-references, and discussion

Open verse →