Jeremiah 38:9
Old Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is: for there is no more bread in the city."
Word-by-Word Analysis
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱנוֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
a man in general (singly or collectively)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
יִרְמְיָה
Yirmᵉyâh
Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
נָבִיא
nâbîyʼ
a prophet or (generally) inspired man
שָׁלַךְ
shâlak
to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
בּוֹר
bôwr
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
לֶחֶם
lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
Key Terms in This Verse
לֶחֶם lechem
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
Study H3899 →Cross References
And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
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