Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:13

¹³They have sown wheat but harvested thorns.

They have exhausted themselves to no avail.

Bear the shame of your harvest

because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have sown	זָרְע֤וּ	zā·rə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2232 sow, scatter seed
wheat	חִטִּים֙	ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
but harvested	קָצָ֔רוּ	qā·ṣā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7114 be short
thorns	וְקֹצִ֣ים	wə·qō·ṣîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6975 thornbush, thorn
They have exhausted themselves	נֶחְל֖וּ	neḥ·lū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2470 be weak, sick
to no	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
avail	יוֹעִ֑לוּ	yō·w·‘i·lū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3276 profit, avail, benefit
Bear the shame	וּבֹ֙שׁוּ֙	ū·ḇō·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H954 be ashamed
of your harvest	מִתְּבוּאֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם	mit·tə·ḇū·’ō·ṯê·ḵem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H8393 product, revenue
because of the fierce	מֵחֲר֖וֹן	mê·ḥă·rō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
anger	אַף־	’ap̄-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
of the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.