Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:15

¹⁵The young lions have roared at him;

they have sounded their voices.

They have laid waste his land;

his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The young lions	כְפִרִ֔ים	ḵə·p̄i·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
have roared	יִשְׁאֲג֣וּ	yiš·’ă·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7580 roar
at him	עָלָיו֙	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
they have sounded	נָתְנ֖וּ	nā·ṯə·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5414 give, put, set
their voices	קוֹלָ֑ם	qō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice
They have laid	וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּ	way·yā·šî·ṯū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7896 put, set
waste	לְשַׁמָּ֔ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
his land	אַרְצוֹ֙	’ar·ṣōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H776 earth, land
his cities	עָרָ֥יו	‘ā·rāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
lie in ruins	נִצְּתָה	niṣ·ṣə·ṯå̄h	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5327 struggle
without	מִבְּלִ֥י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
inhabitant	יֹשֵֽׁב׃	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.