Jeremiah

Jeremiah 12:9

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.

Footnotes

Word by word

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.