Jeremiah

Jeremiah 14:5–6

⁵Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn

because there is no grass.

⁶Wild donkeys stand on barren heights;

they pant for air like jackals;^a

their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the doe	אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙	’ay·ye·leṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H355 hind, doe
in the field	בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה	baś·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
deserts	וְעָז֑וֹב	wə·‘ā·zō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
her newborn fawn	יָלְדָ֖ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is	הָיָ֖ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
grass	דֶּֽשֶׁא׃	de·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Wild donkeys	וּפְרָאִים֙	ū·p̄ə·rā·’îm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6501 wild ass
stand	עָמְד֣וּ	‘ā·mə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
barren heights	שְׁפָיִ֔ם	šə·p̄ā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8205 bareness, smooth or bare (treeless) height
they pant	שָׁאֲפ֥וּ	šā·’ă·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for
for air	ר֖וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
like jackals	כַּתַּנִּ֑ים	kat·tan·nîm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common plural	H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster
their eyes	עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ê·nê·hem	Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural	H5869 eye
fail	כָּל֥וּ	kā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
lack	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
of pasture	עֵֽשֶׂב׃	‘ê·śeḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage

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

Jeremiah 14:5 Psalm 29:9

Jeremiah 14:6 Jeremiah 2:24 · Job 39:5–6 · Joel 1:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.