Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:16–17

¹⁶The snorting of enemy horses

is heard from Dan.

At the sound of the neighing of mighty steeds,

the whole land quakes.

They come to devour the land and everything in it,

the city and all who dwell in it.

¹⁷“For behold, I will send snakes among you,

vipers that cannot be charmed,

and they will bite you,”

declares the LORD.

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Jeremiah 8:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The snorting	נַחְרַ֣ת	naḥ·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5170 a snorting
of	סוּסָ֗יו	sū·sāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5483 swallow or swift
is heard	נִשְׁמַע֙	niš·ma‘	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
from Dan	מִדָּ֤ן	mid·dān	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1835 Dan
At the sound	מִקּוֹל֙	miq·qō·wl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of the neighing	מִצְהֲל֣וֹת	miṣ·hă·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4684 neighing
of mighty steeds	אַבִּירָ֔יו	’ab·bî·rāw	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H47 mighty, valiant
the whole	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
quakes	רָעֲשָׁ֖ה	rā·‘ă·šāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7493 quake, shake
They come	וַיָּב֗וֹאוּ	way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to devour	וַיֹּֽאכְלוּ֙	way·yō·ḵə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
the land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and everything in it	וּמְלוֹאָ֔הּ	ū·mə·lō·w·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4393 fulness, that which fills
the city	עִ֖יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and all who dwell	וְיֹ֥שְׁבֵי	wə·yō·šə·ḇê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in it	בָֽהּ׃ס	ḇāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular

Jeremiah 8:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
behold	הִנְנִ֨י	hin·nî	Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I will send	מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַ	mə·šal·lê·aḥ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7971 send
snakes	נְחָשִׁים֙	nə·ḥā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5175 serpent
among you	בָּכֶ֗ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
vipers	צִפְעֹנִ֔ים	ṣip̄·‘ō·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6848 viper, thrusting, hissing
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
cannot	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
be charmed	לָ֑חַשׁ	lā·ḥaš	Noun - masculine singular	H3908 a whispering, charming
and they will bite	וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ	wə·niš·šə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5391 bite
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃ס	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 8:16 Judges 5:22 · Judges 18:29 · 1 Corinthians 10:28 · Jeremiah 4:15–16

Jeremiah 8:17 Ecclesiastes 10:11 · Psalm 58:4–5 · Deuteronomy 32:24 · Numbers 21:6 · Isaiah 14:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.