Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:3
3For a nation from the north will come against her;
it will make her land a desolation.
No one will live in it;
both man and beast will flee.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a nation | גּ֜וֹי | gō·w | Noun - masculine singular | H1471 nation, people |
| from the north | מִצָּפ֗וֹן | miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H6828 north |
| will come | עָלָה֩ | ‘ā·lāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| against her | עָלֶ֨יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| it | הֽוּא־ | hū- | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| will make | יָשִׁ֤ית | yā·šîṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7896 put, set |
| her land | אַרְצָהּ֙ | ’ar·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| a desolation | לְשַׁמָּ֔ה | lə·šam·māh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8047 waste, appalment |
| No one | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| will live | יוֹשֵׁ֖ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in it | בָּ֑הּ | bāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | |
| both man | מֵאָדָ֥ם | mê·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| and | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| beast | בְּהֵמָ֖ה | bə·hê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| will flee | נָ֥דוּ | nā·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.