Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:8
8The destroyer will move against every city,
and not one town will escape.
The valley will also be ruined,
and the high plain will be destroyed,
as the LORD has said.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The destroyer | שֹׁדֵ֜ד | šō·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| will move | וְיָבֹ֨א | wə·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| city | עִ֗יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| one town | וְעִיר֙ | wə·‘îr | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| will escape | תִמָּלֵ֔ט | ṯim·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4422 slip away |
| The valley | הָעֵ֖מֶק | hā·‘ê·meq | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6010 vale |
| will also be ruined | וְאָבַ֥ד | wə·’ā·ḇaḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6 perish |
| and the high plain | הַמִּישֹׁ֑ר | ham·mî·šōr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4334 level place, uprightness |
| will be destroyed | וְנִשְׁמַ֣ד | wə·niš·maḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| as | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has said | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.