Jeremiah

Jeremiah 23:10

¹⁰For the land is full of adulterers —

because of the curse, the land mourns

and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up —

their course is evil

and their power is misused.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is full of	מָלְאָ֣ה	mā·lə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
adulterers	מְנָֽאֲפִים֙	mə·nā·’ă·p̄îm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H5003 commit adultery
because of	מִפְּנֵ֤י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the curse	אָלָה֙	’ā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H423 oath
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
mourns	אָבְלָ֣ה	’ā·ḇə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
and the pastures	נְא֣וֹת	nə·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4999 home, pasture
of the wilderness	מִדְבָּ֑ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
have dried up	יָבְשׁ֖וּ	yā·ḇə·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
their course	מְרֽוּצָתָם֙	mə·rū·ṣā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H4794 running
is	וַתְּהִ֤י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
evil	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
and their power	וּגְבוּרָתָ֖ם	ū·ḡə·ḇū·rā·ṯām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1369 strength, might
is misused	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Hosea 4:2–3 · Psalm 107:34 · Jeremiah 9:10 · Jeremiah 5:7–8 · Jeremiah 9:2 · Malachi 3:5 · Ezekiel 22:9–11 · Isaiah 24:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.