Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:29

²⁹Every city flees

at the sound of the horseman and archer.

They enter the thickets

and climb among the rocks.

Every city is abandoned;

no inhabitant is left.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
flees	בֹּרַ֙חַת֙	bō·ra·ḥaṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H1272 go through, flee
at the sound	מִקּ֨וֹל	miq·qō·wl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the horseman	פָּרָ֜שׁ	pā·rāš	Noun - masculine singular	H6571 horse, steed
and archer	וְרֹ֣מֵה	wə·rō·mêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H7411 cast, shoot
They enter	בָּ֚אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the thickets	בֶּעָבִ֔ים	be·‘ā·ḇîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
and climb	עָל֑וּ	‘ā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
among the rocks	וּבַכֵּפִ֖ים	ū·ḇak·kê·p̄îm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3710 rock
Every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
city	הָעִ֣יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
is abandoned	עֲזוּבָ֔ה	‘ă·zū·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
no	וְאֵין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
inhabitant is left	יוֹשֵׁ֥ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

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Isaiah 2:19–21 · Jeremiah 4:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.