Jeremiah
Jeremiah 48:9
9Put salt on Moab,
for she will be laid waste;e
her cities will become desolate,
with no one to dwell in them.
Footnotes
- e 48:9 Or Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Put | תְּנוּ־ | tə·nū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| salt | צִ֣יץ | ṣîṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H6731 blossom, flower. |
| on Moab | לְמוֹאָ֔ב | lə·mō·w·’āḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| she will be laid waste | נָצֹ֖א | nā·ṣō | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5323 fly |
| her cities | וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ | wə·‘ā·re·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| will become | תִֽהְיֶ֔ינָה | ṯih·ye·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| desolate | לְשַׁמָּ֣ה | lə·šam·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| with no one | מֵאֵ֥ין | mê·’ên | Preposition-m; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to dwell | יוֹשֵׁ֖ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in them | בָּהֵֽן׃ | bā·hên | Preposition-b; Pronoun - third person feminine plural |
Cross-references
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Psalm 11:1 · Isaiah 16:2 · Jeremiah 48:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.