Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:21

²¹Even the mercenaries among her

are like fattened calves.

They too will turn back;

together they will flee, they will not stand their ground,

for the day of calamity is coming upon them —

the time of their punishment.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
the mercenaries	שְׂכִרֶ֤יהָ	śə·ḵi·re·hā	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7916 hired
among her	בְקִרְבָּהּ֙	ḇə·qir·bāh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
are like fattened	מַרְבֵּ֔ק	mar·bêq	Noun - masculine singular	H4770 stall
calves	כְּעֶגְלֵ֣י	kə·‘eḡ·lê	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5695 calf
They	הֵ֧מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
too	גַם־	ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
will turn back	הִפְנ֛וּ	hip̄·nū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H6437 turn
together	יַחְדָּ֖יו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
they will flee	נָ֥סוּ	nā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5127 flee, escape
they will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stand their ground	עָמָ֑דוּ	‘ā·mā·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of calamity	אֵידָ֛ם	’ê·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H343 distress, calamity
is coming	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
the time	עֵ֥ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of their punishment	פְּקֻדָּתָֽם׃	pə·qud·dā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store

Cross-references

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

2 Kings 7:6 · Jeremiah 46:5 · Obadiah 1:13 · 2 Samuel 10:6 · Amos 6:4 · Micah 7:4 · Psalm 37:13 · Jeremiah 50:27 · Hosea 9:7 · Isaiah 34:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.