Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:48
48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| you will serve | וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ | wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5647 work, serve |
| your enemies | אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ | ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will send | יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ | yə·šal·lə·ḥen·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| against you | בָּ֔ךְ | bāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| in famine | בְּרָעָ֧ב | bə·rā·‘āḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| thirst | וּבְצָמָ֛א | ū·ḇə·ṣā·mā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H6772 thirst |
| nakedness | וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם | ū·ḇə·‘ê·rōm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H5903 naked |
| and destitution | וּבְחֹ֣סֶר | ū·ḇə·ḥō·ser | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2640 want, lack |
| He will place | וְנָתַ֞ן | wə·nā·ṯan | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| an iron | בַּרְזֶל֙ | bar·zel | Noun - masculine singular | H1270 iron |
| yoke | עֹ֤ל | ‘ōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5923 yoke |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your neck | צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ | ṣaw·wā·re·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6677 neck, back of neck |
| until | עַ֥ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| He has destroyed | הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹ | hiš·mî·ḏōw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| you | אֹתָֽךְ׃ | ’ō·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 28:13–14 · Jeremiah 44:22 · Ezekiel 17:12 · Nehemiah 9:35–37 · Jeremiah 44:27 · Ezekiel 4:16–17 · Jeremiah 44:17–18 · Lamentations 5:2–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.