Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.”Jeremiah 14:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּפְרָאִים֙ עָמְד֣וּ עַל־שְׁפָיִ֔ם שָׁאֲפ֥וּ ר֖וּחַ כַּתַּנִּ֑ים כָּל֥וּ עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם כִּי־אֵ֥ין עֵֽשֶׂב׃
- וּפְרָאִים֙u.fe.ra.'Im“and wild donkeys”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶא · “wild donkey” · Strong's H6501
- עָמְד֣וּ'a.me.Du“they have stood”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- שְׁפָיִ֔םshe.fa.Yim“[the] bare heights”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁפִי · “bareness” · Strong's H8205
- שָׁאֲפ֥וּsha.'a.Fu“they have panted for”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁאַף · “to long for” · Strong's H7602A
- ר֖וּחַRu.ach“breath”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
- כַּתַּנִּ֑יםka.ta.Nim“like <the> jackals”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from תַּן · “jackal” · Strong's H8577A
- כָּל֥וּka.Lu“they have failed”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from כָּלָה · “expend” · Strong's H3615J
- עֵינֵיהֶ֖ם'ei.nei.Hem“eyes their”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
- כִּי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- עֵֽשֶׂב׃'E.sev“[is] vegetation”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫שֶׂב · “vegetation” · Strong's H6212
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)