Jeremiah

Jeremiah 5:8

8They are well-fed, lusty stallions,

each neighing after his neighbor’s wife.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They areהָי֑וּhā·yūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
well-fedמְיֻזָּנִ֖יםmə·yuz·zā·nîmVerb - Pual - Participle - masculine pluralH2109 feed
lustyמַשְׁכִּ֣יםmaš·kîmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH7904 roam
stallionsסוּסִ֥יםsū·sîmNoun - masculine pluralH5483 swallow or swift
eachאִ֛ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
neighingיִצְהָֽלוּ׃yiṣ·hā·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH6670 neigh, cry shrilly
afterאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his neighbor’sרֵעֵ֖הוּrê·‘ê·hūNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7453 shouting, roar
wifeאֵ֥שֶׁת’ê·šeṯNoun - feminine singular constructH802 woman, wife, female

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 13:27 · Deuteronomy 5:18 · 2 Samuel 11:2–4 · Ezekiel 22:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.