Jeremiah
Jeremiah 51:14
14The LORD of Hosts has sworn by Himself:
“Surely I will fill you up with men as with locusts,
and they will shout in triumph over you.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| has sworn | נִשְׁבַּ֛ע | niš·ba‘ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7650 swear |
| by Himself | בְּנַפְשׁ֑וֹ | bə·nap̄·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| Surely | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will fill you up | מִלֵּאתִ֤יךְ | mil·lê·ṯîḵ | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular; second person feminine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| with men | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| as with locusts | כַּיֶּ֔לֶק | kay·ye·leq | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3218 locust |
| and they will shout in triumph | וְעָנ֥וּ | wə·‘ā·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H6030 answer, respond |
| over you | עָלַ֖יִךְ | ‘ā·la·yiḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 50:15 · Joel 2:25 · Jeremiah 49:13 · Amos 6:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.