Jeremiah

Jeremiah 4:7

⁷A lion has gone up from his thicket,

and a destroyer of nations has set out.

He has left his lair

to lay waste your land.

Your cities will be reduced to ruins

and lie uninhabited.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A lion	אַרְיֵה֙	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
has gone up	עָלָ֤ה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
from his thicket	מִֽסֻּבְּכ֔וֹ	mis·sub·bə·ḵōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5441 id.
and a destroyer	וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית	ū·maš·ḥîṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H7843 go to ruin (?)
of nations	גּוֹיִ֔ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
has set out	נָסַ֖ע	nā·sa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey
He has left	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
his lair	מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ	mim·mə·qō·mōw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
to lay	לָשׂ֤וּם	lā·śūm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7760 put, place, set
waste	לְשַׁמָּ֔ה	lə·šam·māh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H8047 waste, appalment
your land	אַרְצֵךְ֙	’ar·ṣêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
Your cities	עָרַ֥יִךְ	‘ā·ra·yiḵ	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H5892 excitement
will be reduced	מֵאֵ֥ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to ruins	תִּצֶּ֖ינָה	tiṣ·ṣe·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H5327 struggle
and lie uninhabited	יוֹשֵֽׁב׃	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 2:15 · Isaiah 6:11 · Isaiah 1:7 · Jeremiah 5:6 · Ezekiel 26:7–10 · Jeremiah 25:9 · Jeremiah 50:17 · Daniel 7:4 · Isaiah 5:9 · Jeremiah 49:19 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Jeremiah 25:38

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.