Jeremiah 14:5

Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass.
Jeremiah 14:5
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֤י גַם־אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה יָלְדָ֖ה וְעָז֑וֹב כִּ֥י לֹֽא־הָיָ֖ה דֶּֽשֶׁא׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. גַם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  3. אַיֶּ֙לֶת֙'ai.Ye.let“a doe”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אַיָּלָה · “doe” · Strong's H0355
  4. בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Deh“in the field”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂדֶה · “country; planet” · Strong's H7704G
  5. יָלְדָ֖הYal.dah“it has given birth”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  6. וְעָז֑וֹבve.'a.Zov“and it has abandoned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, infinitive absolute, absolute · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  7. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  8. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. הָיָ֖הha.Yah“it is”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. דֶּֽשֶׁא׃De.she'“grass”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫שֶׁא · “grass” · Strong's H1877
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)