Jeremiah

Jeremiah 50:38–40

³⁸A drought is upon her waters,

and they will be dried up.

For it is a land of graven images,

and the people go mad over idols.^e

³⁹So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there

and ostriches^f will dwell there.

It will never again be inhabited

or lived in from generation to generation.

⁴⁰As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah

along with their neighbors,”

declares the LORD,

“no one will dwell there;

no man will abide there.

Footnotes

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A drought	חֹ֥רֶב	ḥō·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2721 dryness, drought, heat
upon	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
her waters	מֵימֶ֖יהָ	mê·me·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4325 water, juice, urine
and they will be dried up	וְיָבֵ֑שׁוּ	wə·yā·ḇê·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	הִ֔יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is a land	אֶ֤רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of graven images	פְּסִלִים֙	pə·si·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6456 id.
and	יִתְהֹלָֽלוּ׃	yiṯ·hō·lā·lū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine
over idols	וּבָאֵימִ֖ים	ū·ḇā·’ê·mîm	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H367 terror, dread

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the desert creatures	צִיִּים֙	ṣî·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6728 desert-dweller
and	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
hyenas	אִיִּ֔ים	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H338 jackal
will live there	יֵשְׁב֤וּ	yê·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and ostriches	יַֽעֲנָ֑ה	ya·‘ă·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H3284 greed (?)
will dwell	וְיָ֥שְׁבוּ	wə·yā·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	בָ֖הּ	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
It will never	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
again	עוֹד֙	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
be inhabited	תֵשֵׁ֥ב	ṯê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
or lived in	תִשְׁכּ֖וֹן	ṯiš·kō·wn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
from	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
generation	דּ֥וֹר	dō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
to generation	וָדֽוֹר׃	wā·ḏō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
overthrew	כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨ת	kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H4114 overthrow
Sodom	סְדֹ֧ם	sə·ḏōm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5467 Sodom
and Gomorrah	עֲמֹרָ֛ה	‘ă·mō·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6017 Gomorrah
along with	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
their neighbors	שְׁכֵנֶ֖יהָ	šə·ḵê·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H7934 inhabitant, neighbour
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
one	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will dwell	יֵשֵׁ֥ב	yê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
no	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
will abide	יָג֥וּר	yā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1481 sojourn
there	בָּ֖הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

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

Jeremiah 50:38 Revelation 16:12 · Isaiah 44:27 · Jeremiah 50:2 · Jeremiah 51:52 · Jeremiah 51:47

Jeremiah 50:39 Isaiah 13:20–22 · Revelation 18:2 · Jeremiah 25:12

Jeremiah 50:40 Genesis 19:24–25 · Isaiah 13:19–20 · 2 Peter 2:6 · Jude 1:7 · Luke 17:28–30 · Jeremiah 49:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.