there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.Proverbs 30:14
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
דּ֤וֹר׀ חֲרָב֣וֹת שִׁנָּיו֮ וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹת מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יו לֶאֱכֹ֣ל עֲנִיִּ֣ים מֵאֶ֑רֶץ וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗ים מֵאָדָֽם׃ פ
- דּ֤וֹר׀Dor“a generation”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
- חֲרָב֣וֹתcha.ra.Vot“[are] swords”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
- שִׁנָּיו֮shi.Nav“teeth its”Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁן · “tooth” · Strong's H8127G
- וּֽמַאֲכָל֪וֹתu.ma.'a.kha.Lot“and [are] knives”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַאֲכֶ֫לֶת · “knife” · Strong's H3979
- מְֽתַלְּעֹ֫תָ֥יוme.ta.le.'O.Tav“jaw bones its”Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מְתַלְּעוֹת · “jaw” · Strong's H4973
- לֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.Khol“to devour”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- עֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.Yim“afflicted [people]”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָנִי · “afflicted” · Strong's H6041
- מֵאֶ֑רֶץme.'E.retz“from [the] earth”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- וְ֝אֶבְיוֹנִ֗יםve.'ev.yo.Nim“and needy [people]”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶבְיוֹן · “needy” · Strong's H0034
- מֵאָדָֽם׃ פme.'a.Dam“from humankind”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)