Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:6

⁶For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah:

“You are like Gilead to Me,

like the summit of Lebanon;

but I will surely turn you into a desert,

like cities that are uninhabited.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹ֣ה׀	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
concerning	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the house	בֵּית֙	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the king	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
You	אַתָּ֛ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are like Gilead	גִּלְעָ֥ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
to Me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
like the summit	רֹ֣אשׁ	rōš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
of Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֑וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
but I will surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
turn you	אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙	’ă·šî·ṯə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
into a desert	מִדְבָּ֔ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
like cities	עָרִ֖ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
that are uninhabited	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.