All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’Jeremiah 50:7
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כָּל־מוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣ם אֲכָל֔וּם וְצָרֵיהֶ֥ם אָמְר֖וּ לֹ֣א נֶאְשָׁ֑ם תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר חָטְא֤וּ לַֽיהוָה֙ נְוֵה־צֶ֔דֶק וּמִקְוֵ֥ה אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם יְהוָֽה׃ ס
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- מוֹצְאֵיהֶ֣םmotz.'ei.Hem“[those who] found them”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- אֲכָל֔וּם'a.kha.Lum“they devoured them”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- וְצָרֵיהֶ֥םve.tza.rei.Hem“and opponents their”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from צַר · “enemy” · Strong's H6862C
- אָמְר֖וּ'a.me.Ru“they said”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- נֶאְשָׁ֑םne'.Sham“we are guilty”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural · from אָשַׁם · “be guilty” · Strong's H0816
- תַּ֗חַתTa.chat“because”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “because of” · Strong's H8478J
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- חָטְא֤וּcha.te.'U“they have sinned”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
- לַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.weh“to Yahweh”Preposition + Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- נְוֵה־ne.veh-“[the] habitation of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נָוֶה · “pasture” · Strong's H5116A
- צֶ֔דֶקTze.dek“righteousness”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צֶ֫דֶק · “righteousness” · Strong's H6664G
- וּמִקְוֵ֥הu.mik.Veh“and [the] hope of”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִקְוֶה · “hope” · Strong's H4723B
- אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.Hem“ancestors their”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- יְהוָֽה׃ סYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)