Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:10

¹⁰I will take up a weeping and wailing for the mountains,

a dirge over the wilderness pasture,

for they have been scorched so no one passes through,

and the lowing of cattle is not heard.

Both the birds of the air and the beasts have fled;

they have gone away.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I will take up	אֶשָּׂ֧א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
a weeping	בְכִ֣י	ḇə·ḵî	Noun - masculine singular	H1065 weeping
and wailing	וָנֶ֗הִי	wā·ne·hî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5092 wailing, lamentation, mourning song
for	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mountains	הֶ֨הָרִ֜ים	he·hā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
a dirge	קִינָ֔ה	qî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7015 elegy, dirge
over	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the wilderness	מִדְבָּר֙	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
pasture	נְא֤וֹת	nə·’ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4999 home, pasture
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they have been scorched	נִצְּתוּ֙	niṣ·ṣə·ṯū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3341 kindle, burn
so no	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
one	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
passes through	עֹבֵ֔ר	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
and the lowing	ק֣וֹל	qō·wl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of cattle	מִקְנֶ֑ה	miq·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H4735 cattle
is not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
heard	שָׁמְע֖וּ	šā·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8085 hear
Both the birds	מֵע֤וֹף	mê·‘ō·wp̄	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the beasts	בְּהֵמָ֔ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
have fled	נָדְד֖וּ	nā·ḏə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter
they have gone away	הָלָֽכוּ׃	hā·lā·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.