Jeremiah
Jeremiah 19:8
8I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn.b All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.
Footnotes
- b 19:8 Literally and a hissing
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make | וְשַׂמְתִּי֙ | wə·śam·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | הָעִ֣יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| a desolation | לְשַׁמָּ֖ה | lə·šam·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| and an | וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֑ה | wə·liš·rê·qāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8322 hissing |
| All | כֹּ֚ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who pass | עֹבֵ֣ר | ‘ō·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 | יִשֹּׁ֥ם | yiš·šōm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8074 be desoleted, appalled |
| and will scoff | וְיִשְׁרֹ֖ק | wə·yiš·rōq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8319 hiss |
| at | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her wounds | מַכֹּתֶֽהָ׃ | mak·kō·ṯe·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 18:16 · Jeremiah 49:13 · 1 Kings 9:8 · Jeremiah 25:18 · Jeremiah 50:13 · Zephaniah 2:15 · 2 Chronicles 7:20–21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.