Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:17

¹⁷I will scatter them before the enemy

like the east wind.

I will show them My back and not My face

in the day of their calamity.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will scatter them	אֲפִיצֵ֖ם	’ă·p̄î·ṣêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the enemy	אוֹיֵ֑ב	’ō·w·yêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
like the east	קָדִ֥ים	qā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine singular	H6921 East, east wind
wind	כְּרֽוּחַ־	kə·rū·aḥ-	Preposition-k; Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
I will show them	אֶרְאֵ֖ם	’er·’êm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7200 see
My back	עֹ֧רֶף	‘ō·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H6203 back of neck, neck
and not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
My face	פָנִ֛ים	p̄ā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
in the day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of their calamity	אֵידָֽם׃ס	’ê·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H343 distress, calamity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.