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Jeremiah 50:3

For a nation from the north will come against her; it will make her land a desolation. No one will live in it; both man and beast will flee.”
Jeremiah 50:3
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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)

כִּ֣י עָלָה֩ עָלֶ֨יהָ גּ֜וֹי מִצָּפ֗וֹן הֽוּא־יָשִׁ֤ית אֶת־אַרְצָהּ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בָּ֑הּ מֵאָדָ֥ם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָ֖ה נָ֥דוּ הָלָֽכוּ׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. עָלָה֩'a.Lah“it will go up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  3. עָלֶ֨יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  4. גּ֜וֹיGoy“a nation”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  5. מִצָּפ֗וֹןmi.tza.Fon“from [the] north”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from צָפוֹן · “north” · Strong's H6828G
  6. הֽוּא־hu'-“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  7. יָשִׁ֤יתya.Shit“it will make”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שִׁית · “make” · Strong's H7896G
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. אַרְצָהּ֙'ar.Tzah“land its”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  10. לְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.Mah“into a waste”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שַׁמָּה · “destroyed” · Strong's H8047G
  11. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yeh“he will be”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. יוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.Shev“an inhabitant”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  14. בָּ֑הּBah“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  15. מֵאָדָ֥םme.'a.Dam“from humankind”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  16. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and unto”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  17. בְּהֵמָ֖הbe.he.Mah“animal[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּהֵמָה · “animal” · Strong's H0929
  18. נָ֥דוּNa.du“they will take flight”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נוּד · “to wander” · Strong's H5110
  19. הָלָֽכוּ׃ha.La.khu“they will go”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)