Jeremiah
Jeremiah 31:28
28Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I watched | שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי | šā·qaḏ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8245 watch, wake |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| to uproot | לִנְת֧וֹשׁ | lin·ṯō·wōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5428 pull or pluck up, root out |
| and tear down | וְלִנְת֛וֹץ | wə·lin·ṯō·wṣ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5422 pull down, break down |
| to demolish | וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס | wə·la·hă·rōs | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2040 throw down, break or tear down |
| destroy | וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד | ū·lə·ha·’ă·ḇîḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6 perish |
| and bring disaster | וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ | ū·lə·hā·rê·a‘ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H7489 be evil, bad |
| so | כֵּ֣ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I will watch | אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד | ’eš·qōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8245 watch, wake |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| to build | לִבְנ֥וֹת | liḇ·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1129 build |
| and to plant | וְלִנְט֖וֹעַ | wə·lin·ṭō·w·a‘ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5193 strike, fix, plant |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 24:6 · Jeremiah 1:10 · Jeremiah 18:7–9 · Jeremiah 44:27 · Jeremiah 45:4 · Daniel 9:14 · Acts 15:16 · Ecclesiastes 3:2–3 · Jeremiah 32:41 · Amos 9:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.