Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 29:23
23All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| its soil | אַרְצָהּ֒ | ’ar·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| will be a burning waste | שְׂרֵפָ֣ה | śə·rê·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8316 burning |
| of sulfur | גָּפְרִ֣ית | gā·p̄ə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1614 brimstone |
| and salt | וָמֶלַח֮ | wā·me·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4417 salt |
| unsown | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| and unproductive | תַצְמִ֔חַ | ṯaṣ·mi·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H6779 sprout, spring up |
| with no | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| plant | עֵ֑שֶׂב | ‘ê·śeḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6212 herb, herbage |
| growing | יַעֲלֶ֥ה | ya·‘ă·leh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| on it | בָ֖הּ | ḇāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| just like the destruction | כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞ת | kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4114 overthrow |
| of Sodom | סְדֹ֤ם | sə·ḏōm | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5467 Sodom |
| and Gomorrah | וַעֲמֹרָה֙ | wa·‘ă·mō·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6017 Gomorrah |
| Admah | אַדְמָ֣ה | ’aḏ·māh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H126 Admah |
| and Zeboiim | וּצְבֹיִּים | ū·ṣə·ḇ·yīm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6636 Tseboim, Tsebijim |
| which | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| overthrew | הָפַ֣ךְ | hā·p̄aḵ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| in His fierce anger | בְּאַפּ֖וֹ | bə·’ap·pōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Zephaniah 2:9 · Jeremiah 17:6 · Genesis 19:24–25 · Jeremiah 20:16 · Isaiah 34:9 · Genesis 14:2 · Hosea 11:8–9 · Amos 4:11 · Luke 17:29 · Ezekiel 47:11 · Judges 9:45
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.