Jeremiah 9:20New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— Now hear the word of the LORD, O you women, And let your ear receive the word of His mouth; Teach your daughters wailing, And everyone her neighbor a dirge.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth; and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbor lamentation.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Hear then the word of Jehovah, ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and each one her companion lamentation.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— For hear, O ye women, the word of Yahweh, And let your ear take in the word of his mouth,—And teach your daughters a wail, Yea, each woman—her neighbour, a dirge:—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— But hear, ye women, a word of Jehovah, And your ear receiveth a word of His mouth, And teach ye your daughters wailing, and each her neighbour lamentation.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Hear therefore, ye women, the word of the Lord: and let your ears receive the word of his mouth: and teach your daughters wailing: and every one her neighbour mourning.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Therefore heare the worde of the Lord, O ye women, and let your eares regard the words of his mouth, ? teach your daughters to mourne, and euery one her neighbour to lament.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Yet heare the word of the LORD, O ye women, & let your eare receiue the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and euery one her neighbour lamentation.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— Therefore hear the word of the LORD, O women, and let your ears receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentations, and every one to her neighbor a melody.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Hear now, ye women, the word of God, and let your ears receive the words of his mouth, and teach your daughters lamentation, and [every] woman her neighbour a dirge.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Yet hear the word of Yahweh, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation. |
Yet
x3588 (3588) Complementכִּיkiy{kee}
A primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjugation or adverb; often largely modified by other particles annexed.
hear
8085 {8085} Primeשָׁמַעshama`{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8798 <8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 2847
the word
1697 {1697} Primeדָּבָרdabar{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,
3068 {3068} PrimeיְהֹוָהY@hovah{yeh-ho-vaw'}
From H1961; (the) self Existent or eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.
O ye women,
802 {0802} Primeאִשָּׁה'ishshah{ish-shaw'}
The first form is the feminine of H0376 or H0582; the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582).
and let your ear
241 {0241} Primeאֹזֶן'ozen{o'-zen}
From H0238; broadness, that is, (concretely) the ear (from its form in man).
receive
3947 {3947} Primeלָקַחlaqach{law-kakh'}
A primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
the word
1697 {1697} Primeדָּבָרdabar{daw-baw'}
From H1696; a word; by implication a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially a cause.
of his mouth,
6310 {6310} Primeפֶּהpeh{peh}
From H6284; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literally or figuratively (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to.
and teach
3925 {3925} Primeלָמַדlamad{law-mad'}
A primitive root; properly to goad, that is, (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive).
z8761 <8761> Grammar
Stem - Piel (See H8840) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 446
your daughters
1323 {1323} Primeבַּתbath{bath}
From H1129 (as feminine of H1121); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively).
wailing,
5092 {5092} Primeנְהִיn@hiy{neh-hee'}
From H5091; an elegy.
and every one
802 {0802} Primeאִשָּׁה'ishshah{ish-shaw'}
The first form is the feminine of H0376 or H0582; the second form is an irregular plural; a woman (used in the same wide sense as H0582).
her neighbour
7468 {7468} Primeרְעוּתr@`uwth{reh-ooth'}
From H7462 in the sense of H7453; a female associate; generally an additional one.
lamentation.
7015 {7015} Primeקִינָהqiynah{kee-naw'}
From H6969; a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments). |
Jeremiah 9:20
_ _ Yet — rather, “Only” [Henderson]. This particle calls attention to what follows.
_ _ teach ... daughters wailing — The deaths will be so many that there will be a lack of mourning women to bewail them. The mothers, therefore, must teach their daughters the science to supply the want. |
Jeremiah 9:20
Every one — It denotes how large and universal the mourning shall be. |
Jeremiah 9:20
Yet hear the word of the LORD, O ye women, and let your ear receive the word of his mouth, and (p) teach your daughters wailing, and every one her neighbour lamentation.
(p) He derides the superstition of the women who made an art of mourning, and taught to weep with feigned tears. |
- hear:
Isaiah 3:16-4:1 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: ... And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Isaiah 32:9-13 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye careless daughters; give ear unto my speech. ... Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and] briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city:
Luke 23:27-30 And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. ... Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills, Cover us.
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- receive:
Job 22:22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
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- and teach:
Jeremiah 9:17-18 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning [women], that they may come: ... And let them make haste, and take up a wailing for us, that our eyes may run down with tears, and our eyelids gush out with waters.
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