Jeremiah
Jeremiah 15:3
3I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will appoint | וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י | ū·p̄ā·qaḏ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| four | אַרְבַּ֤ע | ’ar·ba‘ | Number - feminine singular | H702 four |
| kinds of destroyers | מִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙ | miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H4940 clan |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the sword | הַחֶ֣רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| to kill | לַֽהֲרֹ֔ג | la·hă·rōḡ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2026 kill, slay |
| the dogs | הַכְּלָבִ֖ים | hak·kə·lā·ḇîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3611 dog |
| to drag away | לִסְחֹ֑ב | lis·ḥōḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5498 drag |
| and the birds | ע֧וֹף | ‘ō·wp̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and beasts | בֶּהֱמַ֥ת | be·hĕ·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| of the earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to devour | לֶאֱכֹ֥ל | le·’ĕ·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| and destroy | וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ | ū·lə·haš·ḥîṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 28:26 · Leviticus 26:22 · Leviticus 26:16 · Revelation 6:8 · Ezekiel 14:21 · Leviticus 26:25 · Isaiah 18:6 · Jeremiah 7:33 · 1 Kings 21:23–24 · Revelation 19:17–18 · Isaiah 56:9–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.