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Jeremiah 22:15 — King James Version← Study notes

Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was well with him?


Jeremiah 22:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Jeremiah 22:1515 words
HebrewMeaning
הֲ/תִֽמְלֹ֔ךְhătiməlōkə
consultparticleH4427
indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···
כִּ֥יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אַתָּ֖הʾatāh
theeprepH859
thou · ye · you
מְתַחֲרֶ֣הmətaḥăreh
closeverbH8474
contend
בָ/אָ֑רֶזbāʾārez
cedarpronH730
אָבִ֜י/ךָʾābiykā
fathernounH1
father · patrimony · principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'
הֲ/ל֧וֹאhălwōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אָכַ֣לʾākal
burn upverbH398
at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···
וְ/שָׁתָ֗הwəšātāh
banquetconjH8354
assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···
וְ/עָשָׂ֤הwəʿāśāh
accomplishconjH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
מִשְׁפָּט֙mišəpāṭ
ceremonynounH4941
adversary · charge · crime · custom ···
וּ/צְדָקָ֔הwṣədāqāh
justiceconjH6666
moderately · right (act · -ly · -ness)
אָ֖זʾāz
beginningadvH227
for · from · hitherto · now ···
ט֥וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לֽ/וֹlwō
pron
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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