Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:41
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.