And greatגְדֹלִיםand smallוּקְטַנִּיםwill dieוּמֵתוּin this land;בָּאָרֶץ הַזֹּאתthey will notלֹאbe buried,יִקָּבֵרוּnorוְלֹאwill people mournיִסְפְּדוּfor them,לָהֶםnorוְלֹאwill anyone make incisions,יִתְגֹּדַדnorוְלֹאshave himself baldיִקָּרֵחַfor them.לָהֶם
Jeremiah 16:6
Study it in the app“And great and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, nor will people mourn for them, nor will anyone make incisions, nor shave himself bald for them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 16:6, word by word
- And greatגְדֹלִיםgedolim
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolim” appears- and smallקְטַנִּיםketanim
small
What is small in size or counts for little.
Where else “ketanim” appears- will dieמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears- in this landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- be buriedיִקָּבֵרוּyikaveru
bury
Bury.
Where else “yikaveru” appears- will people mournיִסְפְּדוּyispdu
mourn, lament
Mourn, lament: wail over the dead with the customary signs of grief, such as beating the breast.
Where else “yispdu” appears- will anyone make incisionsיִתְגֹּדַדyitgodad
cut oneself
Gashing one's skin as a sign of mourning, a pagan custom.
Where else “yitgodad” appears- shave himself baldיִקָּרֵחַyikareach
shave (the head)
Shave the head, as a sign of mourning.
Where else “yikareach” appears
Translation note
The law forbade these mourning practices (Leviticus 19:28; Deuteronomy 14:1).
The context
5For thus says YHWH: Do not enter a house of funeral feasting, nor go to mourn, nor grieve for them, for I have withdrawn my peace from this people, declares YHWH, the loyal love and the compassion.
6 · This verse (above)
7Nor will people break bread for them in mourning to comfort him for the dead, nor give them to drink the cup of consolation for his father or for his mother.