Jeremiah
Jeremiah 29:18
18I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth— a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will pursue | וְרָֽדַפְתִּי֙ | wə·rā·ḏap̄·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| them | אַֽחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
| with sword | בַּחֶ֖רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and famine | בָּרָעָ֣ב | bā·rā·‘āḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| and plague | וּבַדָּ֑בֶר | ū·ḇad·dā·ḇer | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1698 pestilence |
| I will make them | וּנְתַתִּ֨ים | ū·nə·ṯat·tîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| a horror | לִזְוָעָה | liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2113 a trembling |
| to all | לְכֹ֣ל׀ | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the kingdoms | מַמְלְכ֣וֹת | mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4467 kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign |
| of the earth | הָאָ֗רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| a curse | לְאָלָ֤ה | lə·’ā·lāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| a desolation | וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ | ū·lə·šam·māh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| and an object of scorn | וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֣ה | wə·liš·rê·qāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8322 hissing |
| and reproach | וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה | ū·lə·ḥer·pāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2781 reproach |
| among all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֖ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| to which | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I banish them | הִדַּחְתִּ֥ים | hid·daḥ·tîm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Chronicles 29:8 · Jeremiah 42:18 · Jeremiah 15:4 · Jeremiah 24:9 · Jeremiah 34:17 · Deuteronomy 28:25 · Lamentations 2:15–16 · Isaiah 65:15 · Ezekiel 12:15 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Luke 21:24 · 1 Kings 9:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.