Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:21

²¹For death has climbed in through our windows;

it has entered our fortresses

to cut off the children from the streets,

the young men from the town squares.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
death	מָ֙וֶת֙	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
has climbed in	עָ֤לָה	‘ā·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
through our windows	בְּחַלּוֹנֵ֔ינוּ	bə·ḥal·lō·w·nê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - common plural construct; first person common plural	H2474 window
it has entered	בָּ֖א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
our fortresses	בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֑ינוּ	bə·’ar·mə·nō·w·ṯê·nū	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H759 citadel
to cut off	לְהַכְרִ֤ית	lə·haḵ·rîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
the children	עוֹלָל֙	‘ō·w·lāl	Noun - masculine singular	H5768 child
from the streets	מִח֔וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2351 the outside
the young men	בַּחוּרִ֖ים	ba·ḥū·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H970 young man
from the town squares	מֵרְחֹבֽוֹת׃	mê·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H7339 broad open place, plaza

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.