Jeremiah
Jeremiah 12:8
8My inheritance has become to Me
like a lion in the forest.
She has roared against Me;
therefore I hate her.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 6:8 · Hosea 9:15 · Zechariah 11:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.