Jeremiah
Jeremiah 12:7
7I have forsaken My house;
I have abandoned My inheritance.
I have given the beloved of My soul
into the hands of her enemies.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 78:59–60 · Isaiah 2:6 · Jeremiah 11:15 · Hosea 9:15 · Lamentations 2:1–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.