Jeremiah 8:17

“For behold, I will send snakes among you, vipers that cannot be charmed, and they will bite you,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:17
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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)

כִּי֩ הִנְנִ֨י מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַ בָּכֶ֗ם נְחָשִׁים֙ צִפְעֹנִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין־לָהֶ֖ם לָ֑חַשׁ וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס

  1. כִּי֩ki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. הִנְנִ֨יhi.Ni“here I”
    Particle, interjection + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
  3. מְשַׁלֵּ֜חַme.sha.Le.ach“[am] about to send”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  4. בָּכֶ֗םba.Khem“among <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  5. נְחָשִׁים֙ne.cha.Shim“snakes”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָחָשׁ · “serpent” · Strong's H5175
  6. צִפְעֹנִ֔יםtzif.'o.Nim“vipers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from צִפְעוֹנִי · “serpent” · Strong's H6848B
  7. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. אֵין־'ein-“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  9. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  10. לָ֑חַשׁLa.chash“[is] a charm”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫חַשׁ · “charm” · Strong's H3908
  11. וְנִשְּׁכ֥וּve.ni.she.Khu“and they will bite”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָשַׁךְ · “to bite” · Strong's H5391A
  12. אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem“<obj.> you”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. נְאֻם־ne.'um-“[the] utterance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from נְאֻם · “utterance” · Strong's H5002
  14. 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)