Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:16

¹⁶They have made their land a desolation,

a perpetual object of scorn;

all who pass by will be appalled

and shake their heads.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have made	לָשׂ֥וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
their land	אַרְצָ֛ם	’ar·ṣām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
a desolation	לְשַׁמָּ֖ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
a perpetual	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
object of scorn	שְׁרוּקַת	šə·rū·qaṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H8322 hissing
all	כֹּ֚ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who pass	עוֹבֵ֣ר	‘ō·w·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
by	עָלֶ֔יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
will be appalled	יִשֹּׁ֖ם	yiš·šōm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
and shake	וְיָנִ֥יד	wə·yā·nîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief
their heads	בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃	bə·rō·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.