Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:2

²There is no longer praise for Moab;

in Heshbon^a they devise evil against her:

‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’

You too, O people of Madmen,^b will be silenced;

the sword will pursue you.

Footnotes

a 48:2 The Hebrew for Heshbon sounds like the Hebrew for plot.
b 48:2 The name of the Moabite town Madmen sounds like the Hebrew for silenced.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There is no	אֵ֣ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
longer	עוֹד֮	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
praise	תְּהִלַּ֣ת	tə·hil·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8416 praise, song of praise
for Moab	מוֹאָב֒	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
in Heshbon	בְּחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן	bə·ḥeš·bō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
they devise	חָשְׁב֤וּ	ḥā·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2803 think, account
evil	רָעָ֔ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
against her	עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
Come	לְכ֖וּ	lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
let us cut her off	וְנַכְרִיתֶ֣נָּה	wə·naḵ·rî·ṯen·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person feminine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from nationhood	מִגּ֑וֹי	mig·gō·w	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
You too	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
O	מַדְמֵ֣ן	maḏ·mên	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4086 Madmen
will be silenced	תִּדֹּ֔מִּי	tid·dōm·mî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H1826 be or grow dumb, silent, still
the sword	חָֽרֶב׃	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
will pursue	אַחֲרַ֖יִךְ	’a·ḥă·ra·yiḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H310 behind
you	תֵּ֥לֶךְ	tê·leḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

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