Jeremiah
Jeremiah 3:24
24From our youth, that shameful god
has consumed what our fathers have worked for—
their flocks and herds,
their sons and daughters.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From our youth | מִנְּעוּרֵ֑ינוּ | min·nə·‘ū·rê·nū | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H5271 youth, juvenility, young |
| that shameful | וְהַבֹּ֗שֶׁת | wə·hab·bō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1322 shame |
| has consumed | אָֽכְלָ֛ה | ’ā·ḵə·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| what our fathers | אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H1 father |
| have worked for | יְגִ֥יעַ | yə·ḡî·a‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3018 toil, product |
| their flocks | צֹאנָם֙ | ṣō·nām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| and herds | בְּקָרָ֔ם | bə·qā·rām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| their sons | בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | בְּנוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ | bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.