Jeremiah
Jeremiah 15:7
7I will scatter them with a winnowing fork
at the gates of the land.
I will bereave and destroy My people
who have not turned from their ways.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will scatter them | וָאֶזְרֵ֥ם | wā·’ez·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H2219 scatter, fan, winnow |
| with a winnowing fork | בְּמִזְרֶ֖ה | bə·miz·reh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H4214 pitch-fork |
| at the gates | בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣י | bə·ša·‘ă·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8179 gate |
| of the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| I will bereave | שִׁכַּ֤לְתִּי | šik·kal·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H7921 be bereaved |
| and destroy | אִבַּ֙דְתִּי֙ | ’ib·baḏ·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H6 perish |
| My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| who have not | לוֹא־ | lō·w- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turned | שָֽׁבוּ׃ | šā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| from their ways | מִדַּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם | mid·dar·ḵê·hem | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 51:2 · Matthew 3:12 · Isaiah 9:13 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 41:16 · Jeremiah 18:21 · Jeremiah 8:4–5 · Psalm 1:4 · Deuteronomy 28:41 · Ezekiel 24:25 · Hosea 9:12–17 · Amos 4:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.