Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:24

²⁴I laid a snare for you, O Babylon,

and you were caught before you knew it.

You were found and captured

because you challenged the LORD.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I laid a snare	יָקֹ֨שְׁתִּי	yā·qō·šə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3369 lay a bait or lure
for you	לָ֤ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
O Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
and you	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
were caught	נִלְכַּדְתְּ֙	nil·kaḏt	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
before you	וְאַ֖תְּ	wə·’at	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular	H859 thou
knew it	יָדָ֑עַתְּ	yā·ḏā·‘at	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H3045 know
You were found	נִמְצֵאת֙	nim·ṣêṯ	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
and captured	נִתְפַּ֔שְׂתְּ	niṯ·paśt	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you challenged	הִתְגָּרִֽית׃	hiṯ·gā·rîṯ	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - second person feminine singular	H1624 engage in strife
the LORD	בַֽיהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.