Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 32:24
24They will be wasted from hunger
and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague;
I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them,
with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They will be wasted | מְזֵ֥י | mə·zê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H4198 sucked out, empty |
| from hunger | רָעָ֛ב | rā·‘āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and ravaged | וּלְחֻ֥מֵי | ū·lə·ḥu·mê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| by pestilence | רֶ֖שֶׁף | re·šep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H7565 flame, fire-bolt |
| and bitter | מְרִירִ֑י | mə·rî·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H4815 bitter |
| plague | וְקֶ֣טֶב | wə·qe·ṭeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6986 destruction |
| I will send | אֲשַׁלַּח־ | ’ă·šal·laḥ- | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| the fangs | וְשֶׁן־ | wə·šen- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H8127 tooth, ivory |
| of wild beasts | בְּהֵמוֹת֙ | bə·hê·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| against them | בָּ֔ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| the venom | חֲמַ֖ת | ḥă·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2534 heat, rage |
| of vipers that slither | זֹחֲלֵ֥י | zō·ḥă·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H2119 shrink back, crawl away |
| in the dust | עָפָֽר׃ | ‘ā·p̄ār | Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
Cross-references
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Leviticus 26:22 · Ezekiel 5:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.