Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:13

¹³Behold, he advances like the clouds,

his chariots like the whirlwind.

His horses are swifter than eagles.

Woe to us, for we are ruined!

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֣ה׀	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
he advances	יַעֲלֶ֗ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
like the clouds	כַּעֲנָנִ֣ים	ka·‘ă·nā·nîm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
his chariots	מַרְכְּבוֹתָ֔יו	mar·kə·ḇō·w·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4818 chariot
like the whirlwind	וְכַסּוּפָה֙	wə·ḵas·sū·p̄āh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5492 storm-wind
His horses	סוּסָ֑יו	sū·sāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
are swifter	קַלּ֥וּ	qal·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
than eagles	מִנְּשָׁרִ֖ים	min·nə·šā·rîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
Woe	א֥וֹי	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we are ruined	שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃	šud·dā·ḏə·nū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.