Jeremiah 38:9
'My lord, O king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit, and he dieth in his place because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.'This verse in the real world
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In what words
- תַּחַתtachaththe bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix undern
- בּוֹרbôwra pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison)
- רָעַעrâʻaʻproperly, to spoil (literally, by breaking to pieces); figuratively, to make (or be) good
- רָעָבrâʻâbhunger (more or less extensive)
- שָׁלַךְshâlakto throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
- יִרְמְיָהYirmᵉyâhJirmejah, the name of eight or nine Israelites
- לֶחֶםlechemfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
- אָדוֹןʼâdôwnsovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Jer 37:21–38:6, Pro 24:11–12, Job 31:34, Pro 31:8–9, Jer 52:6, Est 7:4–6