Jeremiah
Jeremiah 50:6
6My people are lost sheep;
their shepherds have led them astray,
causing them to roam the mountains.
They have wandered from mountain to hill;
they have forgotten their resting place.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My people | עַמִּ֔י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| are | הָיָה | hå̄·yå̄h | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| lost | אֹֽבְדוֹת֙ | ’ō·ḇə·ḏō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural | H6 perish |
| sheep | צֹ֤אן | ṣōn | Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| their shepherds | רֹעֵיהֶ֣ם | rō·‘ê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H7462 pasture, tend, graze |
| have led them astray | הִתְע֔וּם | hiṯ·‘ūm | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H8582 err |
| causing them to roam | שׁוֹבֵבִים | šō·ḇē·ḇīm | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural | H7726 backturning, recusant, apostate |
| the mountains | הָרִ֖ים | hā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| They have wandered | הָלָ֔כוּ | hā·lā·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| from mountain | מֵהַ֤ר | mê·har | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| hill | גִּבְעָה֙ | giḇ·‘āh | Noun - feminine singular | H1389 hill |
| they have forgotten | שָׁכְח֖וּ | šā·ḵə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7911 forget |
| their resting place | רִבְצָֽם׃ | riḇ·ṣām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7258 (place of) lying down, resting- or dwelling-place |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 53:6 · Matthew 9:36 · Matthew 10:6 · Ezekiel 34:14 · Jeremiah 50:17 · Psalm 119:176 · Matthew 15:24 · Psalm 91:1 · Ezekiel 34:4–12 · Psalm 116:7 · Jeremiah 3:6 · Jeremiah 50:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.