Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:3

³Israel was holy to the LORD,

the firstfruits of His harvest.

All who devoured her

were found guilty;

disaster came upon them,’”

declares the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
was holy	קֹ֤דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the firstfruits	רֵאשִׁ֖ית	rê·šîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7225 beginning, chief
of His harvest	תְּבוּאָתֹ֑ה	tə·ḇū·ʾå̄·ṯōh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8393 product, revenue
All	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who devoured her	אֹכְלָ֣יו	’ō·ḵə·lāw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H398 eat
were found guilty	יֶאְשָׁ֔מוּ	ye’·šā·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H816 offend, be guilty
disaster	רָעָ֛ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
came	תָּבֹ֥א	tā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon them	אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.