Jeremiah
Jeremiah 22:7
7I will appoint destroyers against you,
each man with his weapons,
and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars
and throw them into the fire.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will appoint | וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י | wə·qid·daš·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| destroyers | מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים | maš·ḥi·ṯîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| against you | עָלֶ֛יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| with his weapons | וְכֵלָ֑יו | wə·ḵê·lāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| and they will cut down | וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ | wə·ḵā·rə·ṯū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| the choicest | מִבְחַ֣ר | miḇ·ḥar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4005 choicest, best |
| of your cedars | אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ | ’ă·rā·ze·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H730 cedar |
| and throw them | וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ | wə·hip·pî·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the fire | הָאֵֽשׁ׃ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 10:33–34 · Isaiah 37:24 · Jeremiah 4:6–7 · Isaiah 13:3–5 · Ezekiel 9:1–7 · Jeremiah 21:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.