Jeremiah

Jeremiah 15:8

⁸I will make their widows more numerous

than the sand of the sea.

I will bring a destroyer at noon

against the mothers of young men.

I will suddenly bring upon them

anguish and dismay.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will make their widows	אַלְמְנֹתָו֙	ʾal·mə·nō·ṯå̄w	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H490 widow
more numerous	עָֽצְמוּ־	‘ā·ṣə·mū-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6105 be vast, mighty, numerous
than the sand	מֵח֣וֹל	mê·ḥō·wl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2344 sand
of the sea	יַמִּ֔ים	yam·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3220 sea
I will bring	הֵבֵ֨אתִי	hê·ḇê·ṯî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
a destroyer	שֹׁדֵ֣ד	šō·ḏêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
at noon	בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם	baṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mothers	אֵ֛ם	’êm	Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
of young men	בָּח֖וּר	bā·ḥūr	Noun - masculine singular	H970 young man
I will suddenly	פִּתְאֹ֔ם	piṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
bring	הִפַּ֤לְתִּי	hip·pal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5307 fall, lie
upon them	עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
anguish	עִ֖יר	‘îr	Noun - masculine singular	H5892 excitement
and dismay	וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃	ū·ḇe·hā·lō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H928 dismay, sudden terror or ruin

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Isaiah 3:25–4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.