Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:7–13

⁷I have forsaken My house;

I have abandoned My inheritance.

I have given the beloved of My soul

into the hands of her enemies.

⁸My inheritance has become to Me

like a lion in the forest.

She has roared against Me;

therefore I hate her.

⁹Is not My inheritance to Me

like a speckled bird of prey

with other birds of prey^b circling against her?

Go, gather all the beasts of the field;

bring them to devour her.

¹⁰Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard;

they have trampled My plot of ground.

They have turned My pleasant field

into a desolate wasteland.

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.

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.”

Footnotes

b 12:9 Or like a speckled hyena with birds of prey

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Jeremiah 12:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I have forsaken	עָזַ֙בְתִּי֙	‘ā·zaḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
My house	בֵּיתִ֔י	bê·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
I have abandoned	נָטַ֖שְׁתִּי	nā·ṭaš·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
My inheritance	נַחֲלָתִ֑י	na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
I have given	נָתַ֛תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
the beloved	יְדִד֥וּת	yə·ḏi·ḏūṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3033 love
of My soul	נַפְשִׁ֖י	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
into the hands	בְּכַ֥ף	bə·ḵap̄	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
of her enemies	אֹיְבֶֽיהָ׃	’ō·yə·ḇe·hā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H341 be hostile to

Jeremiah 12:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
My inheritance	נַחֲלָתִ֖י	na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
has become	הָיְתָה־	hā·yə·ṯāh-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to Me	לִּ֥י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
like a lion	כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה	kə·’ar·yêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
in the forest	בַיָּ֑עַר	ḇay·yā·‘ar	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
She has roared	נָתְנָ֥ה	nā·ṯə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
against Me	עָלַ֛י	‘ā·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H5921 height
therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
I hate her	שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃	śə·nê·ṯî·hā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H8130 hate

Jeremiah 12:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Is	נַחֲלָתִי֙	na·ḥă·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
to Me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
like a speckled	צָב֤וּעַ	ṣā·ḇū·a‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H6641 coloured, variegated
bird of prey	הַעַ֨יִט	ha·‘a·yiṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5861 bird(s) of prey
with	הַעַ֖יִט	ha·‘a·yiṭ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5861 bird(s) of prey
circling	סָבִ֣יב	sā·ḇîḇ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
against her	עָלֶ֑יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
Go	לְכ֗וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
gather	אִסְפ֛וּ	’is·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H622 gather, remove
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the beasts	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
bring them	הֵתָ֥יוּ	hê·ṯā·yū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H857 come
to devour her	לְאָכְלָֽה׃	lə·’āḵ·lāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H402 food, eating

Jeremiah 12:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Many	רַבִּים֙	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
shepherds	רֹעִ֤ים	rō·‘îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7462 pasture, tend, graze
have destroyed	שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ	ši·ḥă·ṯū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H7843 go to ruin (?)
My vineyard	כַרְמִ֔י	ḵar·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3754 vineyard
they have trampled	בֹּסְס֖וּ	bō·sə·sū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H947 tread down, trample
My plot of ground	חֶלְקָתִ֑י	ḥel·qā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2513 portion
They have turned	נָֽתְנ֛וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
My pleasant	חֶמְדָּתִ֖י	ḥem·dā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2532 id.
field	חֶלְקַ֥ת	ḥel·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2513 portion
into a desolate	שְׁמָמָֽה׃	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
wasteland	לְמִדְבַּ֥ר	lə·miḏ·bar	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4057 mouth

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

Jeremiah 12:13

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