Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:11–12

¹¹They have made it a desolation;

desolate before Me, it mourns.

All the land is laid waste,

but no man takes it to heart.

¹²Over all the barren heights in the wilderness

the destroyers have come,

for the sword of the LORD devours

from one end of the earth to the other.

No flesh has peace.

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Jeremiah 12:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have made	שָׂמָהּ֙	śā·māh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
it a desolation	שְׁמֵמָ֑ה	šə·mê·māh	Adjective - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
desolate	לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה	liš·mā·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8076 devastated
before Me	עָלַ֖י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
it mourns	אָבְלָ֥ה	’ā·ḇə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is laid waste	נָשַׁ֙מָּה֙	nā·šam·māh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
but	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
man	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
takes	שָׂ֥ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
it to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
heart	לֵֽב׃	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart

Jeremiah 12:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Over	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the barren heights	שְׁפָיִ֣ם	šə·p̄ā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
the destroyers	שֹֽׁדְדִ֔ים	šō·ḏə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
have come	בָּ֚אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the sword	חֶ֤רֶב	ḥe·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
of the LORD	לַֽיהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
devours	אֹֽכְלָ֔ה	’ō·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H398 eat
from	מִקְצֵה־	miq·ṣêh-	Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
of the earth	אֶ֖רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
to	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the other	קְצֵ֣ה	qə·ṣêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7097 end, extremity
No	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H369 nothing, nought
flesh	בָּשָֽׂר׃ס	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
has peace	שָׁל֖וֹם	šā·lō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 12:11 Isaiah 42:25 · Jeremiah 23:10 · Jeremiah 14:2

Jeremiah 12:12 Amos 9:4 · Jeremiah 47:6 · Isaiah 34:6 · Ezekiel 14:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.