Jeremiah
Jeremiah 49:7–8
7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says:
“Is there no longer wisdom in Teman?
Has counsel perished from the prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
8Turn and run!
Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan,
for I will bring disaster on Esau
at the time I punish him.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 49:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concerning Edom | לֶאֱד֗וֹם | le·’ĕ·ḏō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H123 name of a condiment |
| this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Is there no | הַאֵ֥ין | ha·’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| longer | ע֛וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| wisdom | חָכְמָ֖ה | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| in Teman | בְּתֵימָ֑ן | bə·ṯê·mān | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8487 Teman |
| Has counsel | עֵצָה֙ | ‘ê·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| perished | אָבְדָ֤ה | ’ā·ḇə·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H6 perish |
| from the prudent | מִבָּנִ֔ים | mib·bā·nîm | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H995 discern |
| Has their wisdom | חָכְמָתָֽם׃ | ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H2451 wisdom |
| decayed | נִסְרְחָ֖ה | nis·rə·ḥāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H5628 go free, be unrestrained, overrun, exceed |
Jeremiah 49:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turn | הָפְנוּ֙ | hā·p̄ə·nū | Verb - Hofal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6437 turn |
| run | נֻ֤סוּ | nu·sū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5127 flee, escape |
| Lie | לָשֶׁ֔בֶת | lā·še·ḇeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| low | הֶעְמִ֣יקוּ | he‘·mî·qū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | H6009 be deep |
| O dwellers | יֹשְׁבֵ֖י | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| of Dedan | דְּדָ֑ן | də·ḏān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1719 Dedan |
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will bring | הֵבֵ֥אתִי | hê·ḇê·ṯî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| disaster | אֵ֥יד | ’êḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H343 distress, calamity |
| on | עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֛ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| at the time | עֵ֥ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| I punish him | פְּקַדְתִּֽיו׃ | pə·qaḏ·tîw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 49:7 Amos 1:11–12 · Jeremiah 25:21 · Genesis 36:15 · Ezekiel 25:12–14 · Jeremiah 49:20 · Genesis 25:30 · Job 2:11 · Genesis 36:11
Jeremiah 49:8 Jeremiah 25:23 · Jeremiah 46:21 · Isaiah 21:13 · Jeremiah 49:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.