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Jeremiah 23:10

For the land is full of adulterers— because of the curse, the land mourns and the pastures of the wilderness have dried up— their course is evil and their power is misused.
Jeremiah 23:10
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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 מְנָֽאֲפִים֙ מָלְאָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּֽי־מִפְּנֵ֤י אָלָה֙ אָבְלָ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ יָבְשׁ֖וּ נְא֣וֹת מִדְבָּ֑ר וַתְּהִ֤י מְרֽוּצָתָם֙ רָעָ֔ה וּגְבוּרָתָ֖ם לֹא־כֵֽן׃

  1. כִּ֤יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. מְנָֽאֲפִים֙me.na.'a.Fim“adulterers”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָאַף · “to commit adultery” · Strong's H5003
  3. מָלְאָ֣הmal.'Ah“it is full”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מָלֵא · “to fill” · Strong's H4390
  4. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  5. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. מִפְּנֵ֤יmi.pe.Nei“<from> because of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “because” · Strong's H6440I
  7. אָלָה֙'a.Lah“a curse”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אָלָה · “oath” · Strong's H0423
  8. אָבְלָ֣ה'a.ve.Lah“it has dried up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָבַל · “to mourn” · Strong's H0056
  9. הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retz“the land”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  10. יָבְשׁ֖וּya.ve.Shu“they have become dry”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָבֵשׁ · “to wither” · Strong's H3001
  11. נְא֣וֹתne.'ot“[the] pastures of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from נָוָה · “habitation” · Strong's H4999
  12. מִדְבָּ֑רmid.Bar“[the] wilderness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
  13. וַתְּהִ֤יva.te.Hi“and it has become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  14. מְרֽוּצָתָם֙me.ru.tza.Tam“course [of life] their”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מְרוּצָה · “running” · Strong's H4794
  15. רָעָ֔הra.'Ah“evil”
    Adjective, feminine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  16. וּגְבוּרָתָ֖םu.ge.vu.ra.Tam“and strength their”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גְּבוּרָה · “might” · Strong's H1369
  17. לֹא־lo'-“[is] not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. כֵֽן׃Khen“right”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֵּן · “right” · Strong's H3651A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)