Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:24
24a wild donkey at home in the wilderness,
sniffing the wind in the heat of her desire.
Who can restrain her passion?
All who seek her need not weary themselves;
in mating season they will find her.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a wild donkey | פֶּ֣רֶה׀ | pe·reh | Noun - masculine singular | H6501 wild ass |
| at home in | לִמֻּ֣ד | lim·muḏ | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H3928 taught |
| the wilderness | מִדְבָּ֗ר | miḏ·bār | Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| sniffing | שָׁאֲפָ֣ה | šā·’ă·p̄āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7602 gasp, pant, pant after, long for |
| the wind | ר֔וּחַ | rū·aḥ | Noun - common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| in the heat | תַּאֲנָתָ֖הּ | ta·’ă·nā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8385 occasion, time of copulation |
| of her | נַפְשׁוֹ | nap̄·šō | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| desire | בְּאַוַּ֤ת | bə·’aw·waṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H185 desire |
| Who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can restrain her passion | יְשִׁיבֶ֑נָּה | yə·šî·ḇen·nāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who seek her | מְבַקְשֶׁ֙יהָ֙ | mə·ḇaq·še·hā | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H1245 seek |
| need not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| weary themselves | יִיעָ֔פוּ | yî·‘ā·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3286 be weary, faint |
| in mating season | בְּחָדְשָׁ֖הּ | bə·ḥā·ḏə·šāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H2320 (newness), new moon, month |
| they will find her | יִמְצָאֽוּנְהָ׃ | yim·ṣā·’ū·nə·hā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular, Paragogic nun | H4672 attain to, find |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.