Jeremiah
Jeremiah 49:3
3Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed;
cry out, O daughters of Rabbah!
Put on sackcloth and mourn;
run back and forth within your walls,
for Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wail | הֵילִ֨ילִי | hê·lî·lî | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H3213 howl, make a howling |
| O Heshbon | חֶשְׁבּ֜וֹן | ḥeš·bō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2809 Cheshbon |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Ai | עַ֗י | ‘ay | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5857 Ai, Aja, Ajath |
| has been destroyed | שֻׁדְּדָה־ | šud·də·ḏāh- | Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| cry out | צְעַקְנָה֮ | ṣə·‘aq·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural | H6817 cry, cry out, call |
| O daughters | בְּנ֣וֹת | bə·nō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Rabbah | רַבָּה֒ | rab·bāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7237 Rabba |
| Put on | חֲגֹ֣רְנָה | ḥă·ḡō·rə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| sackcloth | שַׂקִּ֔ים | śaq·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H8242 sack, sackcloth |
| and mourn | סְפֹ֕דְנָה | sə·p̄ō·ḏə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine plural | H5594 wail, lament |
| run back and forth | וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה | wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural | H7751 go or rove about |
| within your walls | בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת | bag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1448 wall |
| for | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| Milcom | מַלְכָּם֙ | mal·kām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H4428 king |
| will go | יֵלֵ֔ךְ | yê·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| into exile | בַּגּוֹלָ֣ה | bag·gō·w·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1473 exiles, exile |
| together with | יַחְדָּֽיו׃ | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| his priests | כֹּהֲנָ֥יו | kō·hă·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and officials | וְשָׂרָ֖יו | wə·śā·rāw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.