Jeremiah
Jeremiah 19:7
7And in this place I will ruina the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
Footnotes
- a 19:7 The Hebrew term for ruin sounds like the Hebrew for jar; see verses 1 and 10.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And in this | הַזֶּ֔ה | 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 |
| I will ruin | וּ֠בַקֹּתִי | ū·ḇaq·qō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1238 be luxuriant |
| the plans | עֲצַ֨ת | ‘ă·ṣaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6098 counsel, advice |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֤ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| and Jerusalem | וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | wî·rū·šā·lim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| I will make them fall | וְהִפַּלְתִּ֤ים | wə·hip·pal·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| by the sword | בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| their enemies | אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| by the hands | וּבְיַ֖ד | ū·ḇə·yaḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of those who seek | מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י | mə·ḇaq·šê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1245 seek |
| their lives | נַפְשָׁ֑ם | nap̄·šām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and I will give | וְנָתַתִּ֤י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| their carcasses | נִבְלָתָם֙ | niḇ·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| as food | לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל | lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3978 food |
| to 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 the beasts | וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת | ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| of the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 26:17 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Psalm 33:10–11 · Deuteronomy 28:25–26 · Jeremiah 15:2 · Psalm 79:2–3 · Jeremiah 7:33 · Jeremiah 15:9 · Isaiah 28:17–18 · Jeremiah 34:20
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.