Jeremiah 2:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה בֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְכָֽל־מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

Šimʿû dəbar-YHWH bêt Yaʿăqōb wə-kol-mišpəḥôt bêt Yiśrāʾēl

Grammar Details

• *Šimʿû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - hear
• *dəbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD/Yahweh
• *bêt*: noun, masculine singular construct - house of
• *Yaʿăqōb*: proper noun - Jacob
• *wə-kol*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and all
• *mišpəḥôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - families/clans of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel

Word Meanings

• *Šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey
• *dəbar*: word/matter/thing
• *bêt*: house/household/dynasty/family
• *mišpəḥôt*: families/clans/tribes

Referenced Verses

• Isa 51:1-4 : 1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you; for when he was but one I called him, and I blessed him, and made him many. 3 For Jehovah hath comforted Zion; he hath comforted all her waste places, and hath made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. 4 Attend unto me, O my people; and give ear unto me, O my nation: for a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples.
• Jer 5:21 : 21 Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
• Jer 7:2 : 2 Stand in the gate of Jehovah's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of Jehovah, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship Jehovah.
• Jer 13:15 : 15 Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken.
• Jer 19:3 : 3 and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.
• Jer 31:1 : 1 At that time, saith Jehovah, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
• Jer 33:24 : 24 Considerest thou not what this people have spoken, saying, The two families which Jehovah did choose, he hath cast them off? thus do they despise my people, that they should be no more a nation before them.
• Jer 34:4 : 4 Yet hear the word of Jehovah, O Zedekiah king of Judah: thus saith Jehovah concerning thee, Thou shalt not die by the sword;
• Jer 44:24-26 : 24 Moreover Jeremiah said unto all the people, and to all the women, Hear the word of Jehovah, all Judah that are in the land of Egypt: 25 Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and with your hands have fulfilled it, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink-offerings unto her: establish then your vows, and perform your vows. 26 Therefore hear ye the word of Jehovah, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold, I have sworn by my great name, saith Jehovah, that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Judah in all the land of Egypt, saying, As the Lord Jehovah liveth.
• Hos 4:1 : 1 Hear the word of Jehovah, ye children of Israel; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land, because there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
• Mic 6:1 : 1 Hear ye now what Jehovah saith: Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.