Psalms

Psalm 79:3

³They have poured out their blood like water

all around Jerusalem,

and there is no one to bury the dead.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They have poured out	שָׁפְכ֬וּ	šā·p̄ə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8210 pour out, pour
their blood	דָמָ֨ם׀	ḏā·mām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H1818 blood
like water	כַּמַּ֗יִם	kam·ma·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
all around	סְֽבִ֘יב֤וֹת	sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ	Adverb	H5439 circuit, round about
Jerusalem	יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
and	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to bury	קוֹבֵֽר׃	qō·w·ḇêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6912 bury

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.