Jeremiah
Jeremiah 12:11
11They have made it a desolation;
desolate before Me, it mourns.
All the land is laid waste,
but no man takes it to heart.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.