Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:43–44
43Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,”
declares the LORD.
44“Whoever flees the panic
will fall into the pit,
and whoever climbs from the pit
will be caught in the snare.
For I will bring upon Moab
the year of their punishment,”
declares the LORD.
Word by word
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Jeremiah 48:43
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terror | פַּ֥חַד | pa·ḥaḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H6343 dread |
| and pit | וָפַ֖חַת | wā·p̄a·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6354 pit |
| and snare | וָפָ֑ח | wā·p̄āḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6341 bird-trap |
| await you | עָלֶ֛יךָ | ‘ā·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| O dweller | יוֹשֵׁ֥ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֖ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Jeremiah 48:44
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever flees | הַנִּיס | han·nīs | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5211 fugitive |
| the panic | הַפַּ֙חַד֙ | hap·pa·ḥaḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6343 dread |
| will fall | יִפֹּ֣ל | yip·pōl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the pit | הַפַּ֔חַת | hap·pa·ḥaṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6354 pit |
| and whoever climbs | וְהָֽעֹלֶה֙ | wə·hā·‘ō·leh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the pit | הַפַּ֔חַת | hap·pa·ḥaṯ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6354 pit |
| will be caught | יִלָּכֵ֖ד | yil·lā·ḵêḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| in the snare | בַּפָּ֑ח | bap·pāḥ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6341 bird-trap |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will bring | אָבִ֨יא | ’ā·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| upon | אֵלֶ֧יהָ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| Moab | מוֹאָ֛ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| the year | שְׁנַ֥ת | šə·naṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8141 year |
| of their punishment | פְּקֻדָּתָ֖ם | pə·qud·dā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H6486 oversight, mustering, visitation, store |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 48:43 Isaiah 24:17–18 · Lamentations 3:47
Jeremiah 48:44 1 Kings 19:17 · Jeremiah 11:23 · Amos 5:19 · Jeremiah 46:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.