Jeremiah
Jeremiah 8:16
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 5:22 · Judges 18:29 · 1 Corinthians 10:28 · Jeremiah 4:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.