Jeremiah
Jeremiah 49:16
16The terror you cause
and the pride of your heart
have deceived you,
O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks,d
O occupiers of the mountain summit.
Though you elevate your nest like the eagle,
even from there I will bring you down,”
declares the LORD.
Footnotes
- d 49:16 Or of Sela
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The terror you cause | תִּֽפְלַצְתְּךָ֞ | tip̄·laṣ·tə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8606 shuddering, horror |
| and the pride of your | זְד֣וֹן | zə·ḏō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2087 insolence, presumptuousness |
| heart | לִבֶּ֔ךָ | lib·be·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| have deceived | הִשִּׁ֤יא | hiš·šî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5377 beguile, deceive |
| you | אֹתָךְ֙ | ’ō·ṯāḵ | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| O dwellers | שֹֽׁכְנִי֙ | šō·ḵə·nî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| in the clefts | בְּחַגְוֵ֣י | bə·ḥaḡ·wê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H2288 rift in rocks |
| of the rocks | הַסֶּ֔לַע | has·se·la‘ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5553 crag, cliff |
| O occupiers | תֹּפְשִׂ֖י | tō·p̄ə·śî | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| of the mountain | גִּבְעָ֑ה | giḇ·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H1389 hill |
| summit | מְר֣וֹם | mə·rō·wm | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4791 height |
| Though | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you elevate | תַגְבִּ֤יהַ | ṯaḡ·bî·ha | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| your nest | קִנֶּ֔ךָ | qin·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7064 nest |
| like the eagle | כַּנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ | kan·ne·šer | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle |
| even from there | מִשָּׁ֥ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| I will bring you down | אֽוֹרִידְךָ֖ | ’ō·w·rî·ḏə·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Amos 9:2 · Job 39:27 · Isaiah 49:25 · Isaiah 14:13–15 · Proverbs 16:18 · Obadiah 1:3–4 · Proverbs 29:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.