Jeremiah

Jeremiah 48:45

⁴⁵“Those who flee will stand helpless in Heshbon’s shadow,

because fire has gone forth from Heshbon

and a flame from within Sihon.

It devours the foreheads of Moab

and the skulls of the sons of tumult.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who flee	נָסִ֑ים	nā·sîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5127 flee, escape
will stand	עָמְד֖וּ	‘ā·mə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
helpless	מִכֹּ֣חַ	mik·kō·aḥ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
in Heshbon’s	חֶשְׁבּ֛וֹן	ḥeš·bō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
shadow	בְּצֵ֥ל	bə·ṣêl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6738 shadow
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
fire	אֵ֞שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
has gone forth	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from Heshbon	מֵחֶשְׁבּ֗וֹן	mê·ḥeš·bō·wn	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2809 Cheshbon
and a flame	וְלֶֽהָבָה֙	wə·le·hā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3852 id.
from within	מִבֵּ֣ין	mib·bên	Preposition-m	H996 interval, space between
Sihon	סִיח֔וֹן	sî·ḥō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5511 Sihon
It devours	וַתֹּ֙אכַל֙	wat·tō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the foreheads	פְּאַ֣ת	pə·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6285 corner, side
of Moab	מוֹאָ֔ב	mō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4124 Moab
and the skulls	וְקָדְקֹ֖ד	wə·qā·ḏə·qōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6936 head, crown of head
of the sons	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of tumult	שָׁאֽוֹן׃	šā·’ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7588 roar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.