Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:27–28

²⁷For this is what the LORD says:

“The whole land will be desolate,

but I will not finish its destruction.

²⁸Therefore the earth will mourn

and the heavens above will grow dark.

I have spoken, I have planned,

and I will not relent or turn back.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹה֙	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
The whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will be	תִהְיֶ֖ה	ṯih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
desolate	שְׁמָמָ֥ה	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste
but I will not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
finish its destruction	וְכָלָ֖ה	wə·ḵā·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3617 completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
will mourn	תֶּאֱבַ֣ל	te·’ĕ·ḇal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H56 mourn
the heavens	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
above	מִמָּ֑עַל	mim·mā·‘al	Preposition-m; Adverb	H4605 higher part
will grow dark	וְקָדְר֥וּ	wə·qā·ḏə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6937 be dark
I have spoken	דִבַּ֙רְתִּי֙	ḏib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
I have planned	זַמֹּ֔תִי	zam·mō·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2161 consider, purpose, devise
and I will not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
relent	נִחַ֖מְתִּי	ni·ḥam·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5162 be sorry, console
or turn back	אָשׁ֥וּב	’ā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 4:27 Jeremiah 5:18 · Jeremiah 46:28 · Jeremiah 5:10 · Jeremiah 30:11 · Romans 9:27–29 · Ezekiel 11:13 · Romans 11:1–7 · Leviticus 26:44

Jeremiah 4:28 Numbers 23:19 · Jeremiah 12:4 · Isaiah 50:3 · Hosea 4:3 · Joel 2:30–31 · Isaiah 5:30

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.