Jeremiah
Jeremiah 49:8
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
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| 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 25:23 · Jeremiah 46:21 · Isaiah 21:13 · Jeremiah 49:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.