Jeremiah
Jeremiah 2:30
30“I have struck your sons in vain;
they accepted no discipline.
Your own sword has devoured your prophets
like a voracious lion.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have struck | הִכֵּ֣יתִי | hik·kê·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H5221 smite |
| your sons | בְּנֵיכֶ֔ם | bə·nê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| in vain | לַשָּׁוְא֙ | laš·šāw | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7723 emptiness, vanity |
| they accepted | לָקָ֑חוּ | lā·qā·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3947 take |
| no | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| discipline | מוּסָ֖ר | mū·sār | Noun - masculine singular | H4148 discipline |
| Your own sword | חַרְבְּכֶ֛ם | ḥar·bə·ḵem | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H2719 sword |
| has devoured | אָכְלָ֧ה | ’ā·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| your prophets | נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖ם | nə·ḇî·’ê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
| like a voracious | מַשְׁחִֽית׃ | maš·ḥîṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| lion | כְּאַרְיֵ֥ה | kə·’ar·yêh | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H738 lion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 9:26 · Acts 7:52 · 1 Thessalonians 2:15 · Jeremiah 26:20–24 · Jeremiah 5:3 · Isaiah 1:5 · Isaiah 9:13 · Jeremiah 7:28 · Matthew 23:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.