Jeremiah

Jeremiah 6:26

²⁶O daughter of my people,

dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes.

Mourn with bitter wailing,

as you would for an only son,

for suddenly the destroyer

will come upon us.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
O daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of my people	עַמִּ֤י	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
dress	חִגְרִי־	ḥiḡ·rî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
yourselves in sackcloth	שָׂק֙	śāq	Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and roll	וְהִתְפַּלְּשִׁ֣י	wə·hiṯ·pal·lə·šî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine singular	H6428 act of mourning
in ashes	בָאֵ֔פֶר	ḇā·’ê·p̄er	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H665 ashes
Mourn	אֵ֤בֶל	’ê·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H60 mourning
with bitter	תַּמְרוּרִ֑ים	tam·rū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H8563 bitterness
wailing	מִסְפַּ֖ד	mis·paḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4553 wailing
as you would	עֲשִׂ֣י	‘ă·śî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6213 do, make
for an only son	יָחִיד֙	yā·ḥîḏ	Adjective - masculine singular	H3173 only one, solitary
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
suddenly	פִתְאֹ֔ם	p̄iṯ·’ōm	Adverb	H6597 suddenness
the destroyer	הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד	haš·šō·ḏêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
will come	יָבֹ֥א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
upon us	עָלֵֽינוּ׃	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Zechariah 12:10 · Jeremiah 4:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.