Jeremiah
Jeremiah 44:27
27I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are finished off.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I am watching | שֹׁקֵ֧ד | šō·qêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8245 watch, wake |
| over them | עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| for harm | לְרָעָ֖ה | lə·rā·‘āh | Preposition-l; Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| for good | לְטוֹבָ֑ה | lə·ṭō·w·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and every | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| man | אִ֨ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֜ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is in the land | בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ | bə·’e·reṣ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Egypt | מִצְרַ֛יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| will meet his end | וְתַמּוּ֩ | wə·ṯam·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H8552 be complete, finished |
| by sword | בַּחֶ֥רֶב | ba·ḥe·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| or famine | וּבָרָעָ֖ב | ū·ḇā·rā·‘āḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7458 famine, hunger |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they are finished off | כְּלוֹתָֽם׃ | kə·lō·w·ṯām | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.