Jeremiah
Jeremiah 47:5
5The people of Gaza will shave their heads in mourning;
Ashkelon will be silenced.
O remnant of their valley,b
how long will you gash yourself?
Footnotes
- b 47:5 That is, the Mediterranean coast or plain
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The people of Gaza | עַזָּ֔ה | ‘az·zāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5804 Gaza |
| will shave their heads in mourning | קָרְחָה֙ | qā·rə·ḥāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7144 baldness, bald spot |
| Ashkelon | אַשְׁקְל֖וֹן | ’aš·qə·lō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H831 Ashkelon |
| will be silenced | נִדְמְתָ֥ה | niḏ·mə·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy |
| O remnant | שְׁאֵרִ֣ית | šə·’ê·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7611 rest, residue, remnant, remainder |
| of their valley | עִמְקָ֑ם | ‘im·qām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6010 vale |
| how long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| will you gash yourself | תִּתְגּוֹדָֽדִי׃ס | tiṯ·gō·w·ḏā·ḏî | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H1413 penetrate, cut |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.