Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:16

16They continue to stumble;

indeed, they have fallen over one another.

They say, ‘Get up! Let us return to our people

and to the land of our birth,

away from the sword of the oppressor.’

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They continueהִרְבָּ֖הhir·bāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7235 be, or become, much, many, great
to stumbleכּוֹשֵׁ֑לkō·wō·šêlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3782 stumble, stagger, totter
indeedגַּם־gam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
have fallenנָפַ֞לnā·p̄alVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
overאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
one anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּrê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
They sayוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙way·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Get upק֣וּמָה׀qū·māhVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH6965 arise, stand up, stand
Let us returnוְנָשֻׁ֣בָהwə·nā·šu·ḇāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common pluralH7725 turn back, return
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
our peopleעַמֵּ֗נוּ‘am·mê·nūNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common pluralH5971 people
and toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙’e·reṣNoun - feminine singular constructH776 earth, land
of our birthמֽוֹלַדְתֵּ֔נוּmō·w·laḏ·tê·nūNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common pluralH4138 nativity, lineage, native country
away fromמִפְּנֵ֖יmip·pə·nêPreposition-m; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the swordחֶ֥רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
of the oppressorהַיּוֹנָֽה׃hay·yō·w·nāhArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH3238 suppress (?), oppress, maltreat

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Leviticus 26:36–37 · Jeremiah 51:9

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