Jeremiah
Jeremiah 4:26
26I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert.
All its cities were torn down
before the LORD,
before His fierce anger.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.