Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:4

⁴How long will the land mourn

and the grass of every field be withered?

Because of the evil of its residents,

the animals and birds have been swept away,

for the people have said,

“He cannot see what our end will be.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
mourn	תֶּאֱבַ֣ל	te·’ĕ·ḇal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
and the grass	וְעֵ֥שֶׂב	wə·‘ê·śeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6212 herb, herbage
of every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
be withered	יִיבָ֑שׁ	yî·ḇāš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
Because of the evil	מֵרָעַ֣ת	mê·rā·‘aṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
of its residents	יֹֽשְׁבֵי־	yō·šə·ḇê-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
the animals	בְהֵמוֹת֙	ḇə·hê·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and birds	וָע֔וֹף	wā·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
have been swept away	סָפְתָ֤ה	sā·p̄ə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the people have said	אָמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
He cannot	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
see	יִרְאֶ֖ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
what our end will be	אַחֲרִיתֵֽנוּ׃	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯê·nū	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural	H319 after-part, end

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 9:10 · Psalm 107:34 · Jeremiah 4:25 · Hosea 4:3 · Jeremiah 7:20 · Jeremiah 5:31 · Romans 8:22 · Jeremiah 23:10 · Joel 1:10–17 · Habakkuk 3:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.