Jeremiah

Jeremiah 16:3–4

³For this is what the LORD says concerning the sons and daughters born in this place, and the mothers who bore them, and the fathers who fathered them in this land: ⁴“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”

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Jeremiah 16:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֣ה׀	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the sons	הַבָּנִים֙	hab·bā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
daughters	הַבָּנ֔וֹת	hab·bā·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
born in this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
place	בַּמָּק֣וֹם	bam·mā·qō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
and	וְעַֽל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the mothers	אִמֹּתָ֞ם	’im·mō·ṯām	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H517 mother
who bore them	הַיִּלּוֹדִ֖ים	hay·yil·lō·w·ḏîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H3209 born
and the fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֛ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
who fathered	הַיֹּלְד֣וֹת	hay·yō·lə·ḏō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
them	אוֹתָ֗ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
in this	הַזֹּֽאת׃	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	בָּאָ֥רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Jeremiah 16:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will die	יָמֻ֗תוּ	yā·mu·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
from deadly	מְמוֹתֵ֨י	mə·mō·w·ṯê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4463 death
diseases	תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים	ṯa·ḥă·lu·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H8463 malady
They will not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be mourned	יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙	yis·sā·p̄ə·ḏū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5594 wail, lament
or buried	יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ	yiq·qā·ḇê·rū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6912 bury
but will lie	יִֽהְי֑וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like dung	לְדֹ֛מֶן	lə·ḏō·men	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1828 dung
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָאֲדָמָ֖ה	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
They will be finished off	יִכְל֔וּ	yiḵ·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
by sword	וּבַחֶ֤רֶב	ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
and famine	וּבָֽרָעָב֙	ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
and their corpses	נִבְלָתָם֙	niḇ·lā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5038 carcass, corpse
will become	וְהָיְתָ֤ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
food	לְמַאֲכָ֔ל	lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3978 food
for the birds	לְע֥וֹף	lə·‘ō·wp̄	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and beasts	וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת	ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H929 beast, animal, cattle
of the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Jeremiah 16:4 Jeremiah 25:33 · Psalm 83:10 · Jeremiah 9:22 · Jeremiah 34:20 · Zephaniah 1:17 · Jeremiah 22:18–19 · Jeremiah 15:2–3 · 2 Kings 9:10 · Isaiah 18:6 · Psalm 79:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:33 · Revelation 19:17–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.