The Meaning of Jeremiah 16:3 Explained

Jeremiah 16:3

KJV: For thus saith the LORD concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land;

YLT: For thus said Jehovah, Of the sons and of the daughters who are born in this place, And of their mothers -- those bearing them, And of their fathers -- those begetting them in this land:

Darby: For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bear them, and concerning their fathers that beget them in this land:

ASV: For thus saith Jehovah concerning the sons and concerning the daughters that are born in this place, and concerning their mothers that bare them, and concerning their fathers that begat them in this land:

KJV Reverse Interlinear

For thus saith  the LORD  concerning the sons  and concerning the daughters  that are born  in this place,  and concerning their mothers  that bare  them, and concerning their fathers  that begat  them in this land; 

What does Jeremiah 16:3 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 16

1  The prophet, under the types of abstaining from marriage,
8  from houses of mourning and feasting, foreshows the utter ruin of the Jews;
10  because they were worse than their fathers
14  Their return from captivity shall be stranger than their deliverance out of Egypt
16  God will doubly recompense their idolatry

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 16:3 mean?

For thus says Yahweh concerning the sons and daughters who are born in place this and concerning their mothers who bore them their fathers who begat them in land this
כִּי־ כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה עַל־ הַבָּנִים֙ וְעַל־ הַבָּנ֔וֹת הַיִּלּוֹדִ֖ים בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְעַֽל־ אִמֹּתָ֞ם הַיֹּלְד֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם אֲבוֹתָ֛ם הַמּוֹלִדִ֥ים אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת

כֹ֣ה ׀  thus 
Parse: Adverb
Root: כֹּה  
Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַ֣ר  says 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
עַל־  concerning 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַבָּנִים֙  the  sons 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הַבָּנ֔וֹת  daughters 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: בַּת  
Sense: daughter.
הַיִּלּוֹדִ֖ים  who  are  born 
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine plural
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בַּמָּק֣וֹם  in  place 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מָקֹום  
Sense: standing place, place.
הַזֶּ֑ה  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
וְעַֽל־  and  concerning 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אִמֹּתָ֞ם  their  mothers 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
הַיֹּלְד֣וֹת  who  bore 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
אֲבוֹתָ֛ם  their  fathers 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine plural
Root: אָב  
Sense: father of an individual.
הַמּוֹלִדִ֥ים  who  begat 
Parse: Article, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָלַד 
Sense: to bear, bring forth, beget, gender, travail.
בָּאָ֥רֶץ  in  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הַזֹּֽאת  this 
Parse: Article, Pronoun, feminine singular
Root: זׄאת  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, such.

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