Jeremiah 36:31

“And I will punish him and his offspring and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring on them, and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and on the men of Judah, all the evil that I have spoken against them; but they did not listen.’””

Jeremiah 36:31 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

31

Jeremiah 36:31, word by word

And I will punishפָקַדְתִּיfakadti

punish

To call to account, punish.

Where else “fakadti” appears
and his offspringזַרְעzar

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

Where else “zar” appears
and his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

Where else “avaday” appears
for their iniquityעֲוֺנָavona

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avona” appears
and I will bringהֵבֵאתִיheveti

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “heveti” appears
and on the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears
of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
and on the menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

Where else “yehuda” appears
the evilרָעָהraa

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “raa” appears
I have spokenדִּבַּרְתִּיdibarti

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “dibarti” appears
listen.’שָׁמֵעוּshameu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shameu” appears

Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

30Therefore thus says YHWH concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will not have one to sit on the throne of David, and his corpse will be thrown out to the heat by day and to the frost by night.

31 · This verse (above)

32And Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe; and he wrote on it from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire; and besides, there were added to them many words like them.

Read all of Jeremiah 36

How to use it