Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:40–41

⁴⁰For this is what the LORD says:

“Behold, an eagle swoops down

and spreads his wings against Moab.

⁴¹Kirioth has been taken,

and the strongholds seized.

In that day the heart of Moab’s warriors

will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

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Jeremiah 48:40

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this is what	כֹה֙	ḵōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	אָמַ֣ר	’ā·mar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Behold	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
an eagle	כַנֶּ֖שֶׁר	ḵan·ne·šer	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
swoops down	יִדְאֶ֑ה	yiḏ·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1675 fly swiftly, dart through the air
and spreads	וּפָרַ֥שׂ	ū·p̄ā·raś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
his wings	כְּנָפָ֖יו	kə·nā·p̄āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Moab	מוֹאָֽב׃	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab

Jeremiah 48:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Kirioth	הַקְּרִיּ֔וֹת	haq·qə·rî·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7152 Kerioth
has been taken	נִלְכְּדָה֙	nil·kə·ḏāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
and the strongholds	וְהַמְּצָד֖וֹת	wə·ham·mə·ṣā·ḏō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4679 fastness, stronghold
seized	נִתְפָּ֑שָׂה	niṯ·pā·śāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
In that	הַה֔וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the heart	לֵ֞ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of Moab’s	מוֹאָב֙	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
warriors	גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י	gib·bō·w·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1368 strong, mighty
will be	וְֽ֠הָיָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the heart	כְּלֵ֖ב	kə·lêḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of a woman	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
in labor	מְצֵרָֽה׃	mə·ṣê·rāh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped

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Jeremiah 48:40 Isaiah 8:8 · Jeremiah 49:22 · Deuteronomy 28:49 · Ezekiel 17:3 · Hosea 8:1

Jeremiah 48:41 Isaiah 21:3 · Isaiah 13:8 · Jeremiah 30:6 · Micah 4:9–10 · Jeremiah 49:22 · Jeremiah 6:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.