Jeremiah
Jeremiah 49:13
13For by Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a desolation, a disgrace, a ruin, and a curse, and all her cities will be in ruins forever.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| by Myself | בִ֤י | ḇî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| I have sworn | נִשְׁבַּ֙עְתִּי֙ | niš·ba‘·tî | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7650 swear |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Bozrah | בָצְרָ֑ה | ḇā·ṣə·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1224 Botsrah |
| will become | תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה | tih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a desolation | לְשַׁמָּ֧ה | lə·šam·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| a disgrace | לְחֶרְפָּ֛ה | lə·ḥer·pāh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2781 reproach |
| a ruin | לְחֹ֥רֶב | lə·ḥō·reḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H2721 dryness, drought, heat |
| and a curse | וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה | wə·liq·lā·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H7045 curse |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| her cities | עָרֶ֥יהָ | ‘ā·re·hā | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| will be | תִהְיֶ֖ינָה | ṯih·ye·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| in ruins | לְחָרְב֥וֹת | lə·ḥā·rə·ḇō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct | H2723 waste, desolation, ruin |
| forever | עוֹלָֽם׃ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 34:6 · Genesis 22:16 · Genesis 36:33 · Isaiah 34:9–15 · Isaiah 45:23 · Amos 1:12 · Isaiah 63:1 · Jeremiah 49:22 · Jeremiah 44:26 · Amos 6:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.