Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:23–26

²³I looked at the earth,

and it was formless and void;

I looked to the heavens,

and they had no light.

²⁴I looked at the mountains,

and behold, they were quaking;

all the hills were swaying.

²⁵I looked, and no man was left;

all the birds of the air had fled.

²⁶I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert.

All its cities were torn down

before the LORD,

before His fierce anger.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I looked	רָאִ֙יתִי֙	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
at the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and it was formless	תֹ֖הוּ	ṯō·hū	Noun - masculine singular	H8414 formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness
and void	וָבֹ֑הוּ	wā·ḇō·hū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H922 emptiness
to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and they	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
light	אוֹרָֽם׃	’ō·w·rām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H216 light

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I looked	רָאִ֙יתִי֙	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
at the mountains	הֶֽהָרִ֔ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
and behold	וְהִנֵּ֖ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
they were quaking	רֹעֲשִׁ֑ים	rō·‘ă·šîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7493 quake, shake
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the hills	הַגְּבָע֖וֹת	hag·gə·ḇā·‘ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1389 hill
were swaying	הִתְקַלְקָֽלוּ׃	hiṯ·qal·qā·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I looked	רָאִ֕יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
and no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
man was left	הָאָדָ֑ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the birds	ע֥וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
had fled	נָדָֽדוּ׃	nā·ḏā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I looked	רָאִ֕יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
and the fruitful land	הַכַּרְמֶ֖ל	hak·kar·mel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3759 plantation, garden-land
was a desert	הַמִּדְבָּ֑ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
All	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
its cities	עָרָ֗יו	‘ā·rāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5892 excitement
were torn down	נִתְּצוּ֙	nit·tə·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5422 pull down, break down
before	מִפְּנֵ֣י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
before	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
His fierce	חֲר֥וֹן	ḥă·rō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2740 (burning of) anger
anger	אַפּֽוֹ׃ס	’ap·pōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger