Jeremiah
Jeremiah 34:20
20I will deliver into the hands of their enemies who seek their lives. Their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will deliver | וְנָתַתִּ֤י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hands | בְּיַ֣ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of their enemies | אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| who seek | מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י | mə·ḇaq·šê | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | H1245 seek |
| their lives | נַפְשָׁ֑ם | nap̄·šām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Their corpses | נִבְלָתָם֙ | niḇ·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| will become | וְהָיְתָ֤ה | wə·hā·yə·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| food | לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל | lə·ma·’ă·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3978 food |
| for the birds | לְע֥וֹף | lə·‘ō·wp̄ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and the beasts | וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת | ū·lə·ḇe·hĕ·maṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| of the earth | הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 7:33 · Jeremiah 19:7 · Jeremiah 16:4 · 1 Kings 16:4 · Jeremiah 11:21 · Revelation 19:17–21 · Jeremiah 22:25 · 1 Samuel 17:46 · Jeremiah 21:7 · 1 Kings 14:11 · 1 Samuel 17:44
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.