Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:39–40
39So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there
and ostrichesf 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
- f 50:39 Literally daughters of an ostrich or daughters of an owl
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Jeremiah 50:39
| 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 |
Jeremiah 50:40
| 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 |
Cross-references
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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.