And in this place I will ruin the plans of Judah and Jerusalem. I will make them fall by the sword before their enemies, by the hands of those who seek their lives, and I will give their carcasses as food to the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth.Jeremiah 19:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּ֠בַקֹּתִי אֶת־עֲצַ֨ת יְהוּדָ֤ה וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ בַּמָּק֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וְהִפַּלְתִּ֤ים בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- וּ֠בַקֹּתִיU.va.ko.ti“and I will make void”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from בָּקַק · “to empty” · Strong's H1238B
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- עֲצַ֨ת'a.Tzat“[the] plan of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from עֵצָה · “counsel” · Strong's H6098
- יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.Dah“Judah”Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙vi.ru.sha.Lim“and Jerusalem”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
- בַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.Kom“in the place”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
- הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh“<the> this”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- וְהִפַּלְתִּ֤יםve.hi.pal.Tim“and I will make fall them”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נָפַל · “kill” · Strong's H5307J
- בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ba.Che.rev“by the sword”Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei“<to> before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.Hem“enemies their”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֹיֵב · “enemy” · Strong's H0341
- וּבְיַ֖דu.ve.Yad“and by [the] hand of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
- מְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.Shei“[those who] seek”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- נַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.Sham“<of> life their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- וְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.Ti“and I will give”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נִבְלָתָם֙niv.la.Tam“corpse[s] their”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from נְבֵלָה · “carcass” · Strong's H5038
- לְמַֽאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.Khal“to food”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַאֲכָל · “food” · Strong's H3978
- לְע֥וֹףle.'of“to [the] bird[s] of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עוֹף · “bird” · Strong's H5775
- הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
- וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥תu.le.ve.he.Mat“and to [the] animal[s] of”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retz“the earth”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
Places named in this verse
- Jerusalemsettlement · Identification: certain · Map of Jerusalem (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Jerusalem on OpenBible.info