God & Savior

Jeremiah 8:7

Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
Jeremiah 8:7
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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)

גַּם־חֲסִידָ֣ה בַשָּׁמַ֗יִם יָֽדְעָה֙ מֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָ וְתֹ֤ר וְסִיס֙ וְעָג֔וּר שָׁמְר֖וּ אֶת־עֵ֣ת בֹּאָ֑נָה וְעַמִּ֕י לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֵ֖ת מִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָֽה׃

  1. גַּם־gam-“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  2. חֲסִידָ֣הcha.si.Dah“a stork”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֲסִידָה · “stork” · Strong's H2624
  3. בַשָּׁמַ֗יִםva.sha.Ma.yim“in the heavens”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  4. יָֽדְעָה֙ya.de.'Ah“it knows”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  5. מֽוֹעֲדֶ֔יהָmo.'a.Dei.ha“appointed times its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מוֹעֵד · “time appointed” · Strong's H4150G
  6. וְתֹ֤רve.Tor“and a turtle-dove”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from תֹּר · “turtledove” · Strong's H8449
  7. וְסִיס֙ve.sus“and a swift”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from סוּס · “swallow” · Strong's H5483A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. וְעָג֔וּרve.'a.Gur“and a crane”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָגוּר · “crane” · Strong's H5693
  9. שָׁמְר֖וּsha.me.Ru“they keep”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. עֵ֣ת'et“[the] time of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  12. בֹּאָ֑נָהbo.'A.nah“coming they”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  13. וְעַמִּ֕יve.'a.Mi“and people my”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  14. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. יָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'U“they know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  16. אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. מִשְׁפַּ֥טmish.Pat“[the] ordinance of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִשְׁפָּט · “judgement” · Strong's H4941G
  18. יְהוָֽה׃Yah.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)