Jeremiah

Jeremiah 13:21

²¹What will you say when He sets over you

close allies whom you yourself trained?

Will not pangs of anguish grip you,

as they do a woman in labor?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will you say	תֹּֽאמְרִי֙	tō·mə·rî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He sets	יִפְקֹ֣ד	yip̄·qōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
over you	עָלַ֔יִךְ	‘ā·la·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5921 height
close	אַלֻּפִ֖ים	’al·lu·p̄îm	Noun - masculine plural	H441 tame
allies	לְרֹ֑אשׁ	lə·rōš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
whom you	וְ֠אַתְּ	wə·’at	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
yourself trained	לִמַּ֨דְתְּ	lim·maḏt	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
Will not	הֲל֤וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pangs of anguish	חֲבָלִים֙	ḥă·ḇā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2256 cord, territory, band
grip you	יֹאחֱז֔וּךְ	yō·ḥĕ·zūḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person feminine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
as	כְּמ֖וֹ	kə·mōw	Preposition	H3644 like, as, when
they do a woman	אֵ֥שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
in labor	לֵדָֽה׃	lê·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.