Jeremiah

Jeremiah 18:22

²²Let a cry be heard from their houses

when You suddenly bring raiders against them,

for they have dug a pit to capture me

and have hidden snares for my feet.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let a cry	זְעָקָה֙	zə·‘ā·qāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2201 shriek, outcry
be heard	תִּשָּׁמַ֤ע	tiš·šā·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
from their houses	מִבָּ֣תֵּיהֶ֔ם	mib·bāt·tê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1004 house
when	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
You suddenly	פִּתְאֹ֑ם	piṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
bring	תָבִ֧יא	ṯā·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
raiders	גְּד֖וּד	gə·ḏūḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H1416 band, troop
against them	עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have dug	כָר֤וּ	ḵā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3738 dig
a pit	שִׁיחָה	šī·ḥå̄h	Noun - feminine singular	H7882 id.
to capture me	לְלָכְדֵ֔נִי	lə·lā·ḵə·ḏê·nî	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
and have hidden	טָמְנ֥וּ	ṭā·mə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2934 hide, conceal
snares	וּפַחִ֖ים	ū·p̄a·ḥîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H6341 bird-trap
for my feet	לְרַגְלָֽי׃	lə·raḡ·lāy	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 6:26 · Psalm 140:5 · Jeremiah 25:34–36 · Zephaniah 1:10–11 · Zephaniah 1:16 · Psalm 56:5–7 · Isaiah 10:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.