The Meaning of Jeremiah 44:20 Explained

Jeremiah 44:20

KJV: Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people which had given him that answer, saying,

YLT: And Jeremiah saith unto all the people, concerning the men and concerning the women, and concerning all the people who are answering him, saying:

Darby: And Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, and to all the people that had given him that answer, saying,

ASV: Then Jeremiah said unto all the people, to the men, and to the women, even to all the people that had given him that answer, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then Jeremiah  said  unto all the people,  to the men,  and to the women,  and to all the people  which had given him [that] answer,  saying, 

What does Jeremiah 44:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Jeremiah 44

1  Jeremiah expresses the desolation of Judah for their idolatry
11  He prophesies the destruction of those who commit idolatry in Egypt
15  The obstinacy of the Jews
20  For which Jeremiah threatens them
29  and for a sign prophesies the destruction of Egypt

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 44:20 mean?

And spoke Jeremiah to all the people to the men and the women the people who had given him [that] answer saying
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־ כָּל־ הָעָ֑ם עַל־ הַגְּבָרִ֤ים וְעַל־ הַנָּשִׁים֙ הָעָ֔ם הָעֹנִ֥ים אֹת֛וֹ דָּבָ֖ר לֵאמֹֽר

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר  And  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ  Jeremiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִרְמְיָה 
Sense: the major prophet, son of Hilkiah of the priestly family in Anathoth; author of the prophetic book bearing his name.
הָעָ֑ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הַגְּבָרִ֤ים  the  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: גֶּבֶר  
Sense: man, strong man, warrior (emphasising strength or ability to fight).
הַנָּשִׁים֙  the  women 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
הָעָ֔ם  the  people 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
הָעֹנִ֥ים  who  had  given 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.
דָּבָ֖ר  [that]  answer 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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