Jeremiah

Jeremiah 25:18

¹⁸to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day — Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to make	לָתֵ֨ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
them	אֹתָ֜ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
a ruin	לְחָרְבָּ֧ה	lə·ḥā·rə·bāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin
an object of horror	לְשַׁמָּ֛ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
and contempt	לִשְׁרֵקָ֥ה	liš·rê·qāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8322 hissing
and cursing	וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה	wə·liq·lā·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H7045 curse
as they are to this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	כַּיּ֥וֹם	kay·yō·wm	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and the cities	עָרֵ֣י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
of Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
its kings	מְלָכֶ֖יהָ	mə·lā·ḵe·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4428 king
and officials	שָׂרֶ֑יהָ	śā·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

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Jeremiah 24:9 · Jeremiah 44:22 · Psalm 60:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.