Jeremiah

Jeremiah 49:20

²⁰Therefore hear the plans

that the LORD has drawn up against Edom

and the strategies He has devised

against the people of Teman:

Surely the little ones of the flock will be dragged away;

certainly their pasture will be made desolate because of them.^e

Footnotes

e 49:20 Or their pasture will be appalled at their fate

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֞ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
hear	שִׁמְע֣וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
the plans	עֲצַת־	‘ă·ṣaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has drawn up	יָעַץ֙	yā·‘aṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3289 advise, counsel
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Edom	אֱד֔וֹם	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
and the strategies	וּמַ֨חְשְׁבוֹתָ֔יו	ū·maḥ·šə·ḇō·w·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4284 thought, device
He has devised	חָשַׁ֖ב	ḥā·šaḇ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2803 think, account
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the people	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
of Teman	תֵימָ֑ן	ṯê·mān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8487 Teman
Surely	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
the little ones	צְעִירֵ֣י	ṣə·‘î·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H6810 little, insignificant, young
of the flock	הַצֹּ֔אן	haṣ·ṣōn	Article; Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
will be dragged away	יִסְחָבוּם֙	yis·ḥā·ḇūm	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5498 drag
certainly	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
their pasture	נְוֵהֶֽם׃	nə·wê·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5116 abode of shepherd, or flocks
will be made desolate	יַשִּׁ֛ים	yaš·šîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
because of them	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

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Jeremiah 50:45 · Malachi 1:3–4 · Jeremiah 49:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.