Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:28

²⁸Abandon the towns and settle among the rocks,

O dwellers of Moab!

Be like a dove

that nests at the mouth of a cave.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Abandon	עִזְב֤וּ	‘iz·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the towns	עָרִים֙	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
and settle	וְשִׁכְנ֣וּ	wə·šiḵ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
among the rocks	בַּסֶּ֔לַע	bas·se·la‘	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5553 crag, cliff
O dwellers	יֹשְׁבֵ֖י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Moab	מוֹאָ֑ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
Be	וִֽהְי֣וּ	wih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like a dove	כְיוֹנָ֔ה	ḵə·yō·w·nāh	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H3123 dove
that nests	תְּקַנֵּ֖ן	tə·qan·nên	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7077 make a nest, nest
at	בְּעֶבְרֵ֥י	bə·‘eḇ·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the mouth	פִי־	p̄î-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of a cave	פָֽחַת׃	p̄ā·ḥaṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H6354 pit

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.