Jeremiah

Jeremiah 49:22

²²Look! An eagle will soar and swoop down,

spreading its wings over Bozrah.

In that day the hearts of Edom’s mighty men

will be like the heart of a woman in labor.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
An eagle	כַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙	ḵan·ne·šer	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
will soar	יַעֲלֶ֣ה	ya·‘ă·leh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and swoop down	וְיִדְאֶ֔ה	wə·yiḏ·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1675 fly swiftly, dart through the air
spreading	וְיִפְרֹ֥שׂ	wə·yip̄·rōś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
its wings	כְּנָפָ֖יו	kə·nā·p̄āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Bozrah	בָּצְרָ֑ה	bāṣ·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1224 Botsrah
In that	הַה֔וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the hearts	לֵ֞ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of Edom’s	אֱדוֹם֙	’ĕ·ḏō·wm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H123 name of a condiment
mighty men	גִּבּוֹרֵ֤י	gib·bō·w·rê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H1368 strong, mighty
will be	וְֽ֠הָיָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the heart	כְּלֵ֖ב	kə·lêḇ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of a woman	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
in labor	מְצֵרָֽה׃ס	mə·ṣê·rāh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Jeremiah 48:40–41 · Hosea 8:1 · Isaiah 13:8 · Jeremiah 49:24 · Deuteronomy 28:49 · Jeremiah 30:6 · Jeremiah 4:13 · Jeremiah 6:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.