Jeremiah

Jeremiah 25:38

³⁸He has left His den like a lion,

for their land has been made a desolation

by the sword^g of the oppressor,

and because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Footnotes

g 25:38 Some Hebrew manuscripts and LXX (see also Jeremiah 46:16|JER 46:16and Jeremiah 50:16); most Hebrew manuscripts anger

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has left	עָזַ֥ב	‘ā·zaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
His den	סֻכּ֑וֹ	suk·kōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5520 thicket, covert, lair
like a lion	כַּכְּפִ֖יר	kak·kə·p̄îr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3715 young lion
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their land	אַרְצָם֙	’ar·ṣām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H776 earth, land
has been made	הָיְתָ֤ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a desolation	לְשַׁמָּ֔ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
by	מִפְּנֵי֙	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the sword	חֲר֣וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
of the oppressor	הַיּוֹנָ֔ה	hay·yō·w·nāh	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat
and because	וּמִפְּנֵ֖י	ū·mip·pə·nê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the fierce	חֲר֥וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
anger	אַפּֽוֹ׃פ	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.