Jeremiah
Jeremiah 9:16
16I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will scatter them | וַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙ | wa·hă·p̄i·ṣō·w·ṯîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6327 be dispersed, scattered |
| among the nations | בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם | bag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| neither | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| they | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| their fathers | וַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑ם | wa·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| have known | יָֽדְע֔וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| and I will send | וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֤י | wə·šil·laḥ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| a sword | הַחֶ֔רֶב | ha·ḥe·reḇ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| after | אַֽחֲרֵיהֶם֙ | ’a·ḥă·rê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H310 behind |
| them | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| until | עַ֥ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| I have finished them off | כַּלּוֹתִ֖י | kal·lō·w·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 5:12 · Leviticus 26:33 · Ezekiel 5:2 · Deuteronomy 28:64 · Jeremiah 44:27 · Jeremiah 13:24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.