Jeremiah

Jeremiah 9:22

²²Declare that this is what the LORD says:

“The corpses of men will fall like dung

upon the open field,

like newly cut grain behind the reaper,

with no one to gather it.”

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Declare that	דַּבֵּ֗ר	dab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H1696 speak
this is what	כֹּ֚ה	kōh	Adverb	H3541 thus, here
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
says	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
The corpses	נִבְלַ֣ת	niḇ·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5038 carcass, corpse
of men	הָֽאָדָ֔ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
will fall	וְנָֽפְלָה֙	wə·nā·p̄ə·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
like dung	כְּדֹ֖מֶן	kə·ḏō·men	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H1828 dung
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the open	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
field	הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
like newly cut grain	וּכְעָמִ֛יר	ū·ḵə·‘ā·mîr	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5995 swath, row of fallen grain
behind	מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י	mê·’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition-m	H310 behind
the reaper	הַקֹּצֵ֖ר	haq·qō·ṣêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7114 be short
with no	וְאֵ֥ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
one to gather it	מְאַסֵּֽף׃ס	mə·’as·sêp̄	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H622 gather, remove

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 8:2 · Jeremiah 25:33 · Psalm 83:10 · Jeremiah 16:4 · Isaiah 5:25 · Zephaniah 1:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.