Jeremiah
Jeremiah 9:11
11“And I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble,
a haunt for jackals;c
and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation,
without inhabitant.”
Footnotes
- c 9:11 Or serpents or dragons
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I will make | וְנָתַתִּ֧י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| a heap of rubble | לְגַלִּ֖ים | lə·ḡal·lîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H1530 heap, wave, billow |
| a haunt | מְע֣וֹן | mə·‘ō·wn | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4583 dwelling, habitation |
| for jackals | תַּנִּ֑ים | tan·nîm | Noun - common plural | H8577 serpent, dragon, sea-monster |
| and I will make | אֶתֵּ֥ן | ’et·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the cities | עָרֵ֧י | ‘ā·rê | Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֛ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| a desolation | שְׁמָמָ֖ה | šə·mā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H8077 a devastation, waste |
| without | מִבְּלִ֖י | mib·bə·lî | Preposition-m; Adverb | H1097 wearing out |
| inhabitant | יוֹשֵֽׁב׃ס | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 25:2 · Isaiah 34:13 · Jeremiah 51:37 · Isaiah 13:22 · Jeremiah 10:22 · Lamentations 3:47 · Jeremiah 34:22 · Lamentations 2:7–8 · Micah 3:12 · Jeremiah 25:11 · Jeremiah 26:18 · Psalm 79:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.