Jeremiah

Jeremiah 46:23

²³They will chop down her forest, declares the LORD,

dense though it may be,

for they are more numerous than locusts;

they cannot be counted.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They will chop down	כָּרְת֤וּ	kā·rə·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
her forest	יַעְרָהּ֙	ya‘·rāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3293 wood, forest, thicket
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
dense	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
though	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it may be	יֵֽחָקֵ֑ר	yê·ḥā·qêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2713 search
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are more numerous	רַבּוּ֙	rab·bū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7231 be or become, many, much
than locusts	מֵֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה	mê·’ar·beh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
they cannot	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
be counted	מִסְפָּֽר׃	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale

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