Jeremiah

Jeremiah 17:4

⁴And you yourself will relinquish

the inheritance that I gave you.

I will enslave you to your enemies

in a land that you do not know,

for you have kindled My anger;

it will burn forever.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And you yourself will relinquish	וְשָׁמַטְתָּ֗ה	wə·šā·maṭ·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8058 let drop
the inheritance	מִנַּחֲלָֽתְךָ֙	min·na·ḥă·lā·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5159 possession, property, inheritance
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I gave	נָתַ֣תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
you	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
I will enslave you	וְהַעֲבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙	wə·ha·‘ă·ḇaḏ·tî·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
to your enemies	אֹ֣יְבֶ֔יךָ	’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
in a land	בָּאָ֖רֶץ	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדָ֑עְתָּ	yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you have kindled	אֵ֛שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
My anger	בְּאַפִּ֖י	bə·’ap·pî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
it will burn	תּוּקָֽד׃ס	tū·qāḏ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3344 be kindled, burn
forever	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 15:14 · Lamentations 5:2 · Isaiah 5:25 · Mark 9:43–49 · Jeremiah 7:20 · Isaiah 14:3 · Deuteronomy 4:26–27 · Jeremiah 27:12–13 · Jeremiah 16:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.