Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:12

¹²Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
is the man	הָאִ֤ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
wise	הֶֽחָכָם֙	he·ḥā·ḵām	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
enough to understand	וְיָבֵ֣ן	wə·yā·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H995 discern
this	זֹ֔את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
To whom	וַאֲשֶׁ֨ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has the mouth	פִּֽי־	pî-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
spoken	דִּבֶּ֧ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
that he may explain it	וְיַגִּדָ֑הּ	wə·yag·gi·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
Why	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
is the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
destroyed	אָבְדָ֣ה	’ā·ḇə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish
and scorched	נִצְּתָ֥ה	niṣ·ṣə·ṯāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5327 struggle
like a desert	כַמִּדְבָּ֖ר	ḵam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
so no	מִבְּלִ֖י	mib·bə·lî	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
one can pass through it	עֹבֵֽר׃ס	‘ō·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on

Cross-references

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

Hosea 14:9 · Psalm 107:43 · Deuteronomy 32:29 · Psalm 107:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.