Jeremiah

Jeremiah 13:16

¹⁶Give glory to the LORD your God

before He brings darkness,

before your feet stumble

on the dusky mountains.

You wait for light,

but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Give	תְּנוּ֩	tə·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
glory	כָּבוֹד֙	kā·ḇō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H3519 abundance, honour, glory
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֨ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
before	בְּטֶ֣רֶם	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
He brings darkness	יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ	yaḥ·šiḵ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2821 be, grow dark
before	וּבְטֶ֛רֶם	ū·ḇə·ṭe·rem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
your feet	רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם	raḡ·lê·ḵem	Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine plural	H7272 foot
stumble	יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ	yiṯ·nag·gə·p̄ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5062 strike, smite
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the dusky	נָ֑שֶׁף	nā·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H5399 twilight
mountains	הָ֣רֵי	hā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
You wait	וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם	wə·qiw·wî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6960 wait for
for light	לְאוֹר֙	lə·’ō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular	H216 light
but He turns it	וְשָׂמָ֣הּ	wə·śā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7760 put, place, set
into deep gloom	לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת	lə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
and	יָשִׁית	yå̄·šīṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7896 put, set
thick darkness	לַעֲרָפֶֽל׃	la·‘ă·rā·p̄el	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H6205 cloud, heavy cloud

Cross-references

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

Isaiah 8:22 · Isaiah 59:9 · Proverbs 4:19 · Isaiah 60:2 · Joshua 7:19 · Isaiah 5:30 · Amos 8:9–10 · Jeremiah 23:12 · 1 Samuel 6:5 · Exodus 10:21 · John 12:35 · Jeremiah 4:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.