Jeremiah 12:4

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How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”

In other translations

How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field be withered? Because of the evil of its residents, the animals and birds have been swept away, for the people have said, “He cannot see what our end will be.”

Hebrew words

עַד־'ad-untilH5704מָתַיmataiwhen?H4970תֶּאֱבַלte'evalwill it dry upH56הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776וְעֵשֶׂבve'esevand [the] vegetation ofH6212כָּל־kol-everyH3605הַשָּׂדֶהhasadeh<the> fieldH7704יִיבָשׁyivashwill it be dried upH3001מֵרָעַתmera'atfrom [the] evil ofH7451יֹשְׁבֵי־yoshevei-[those who] dwellH3427בָהּvahin <the> itסָפְתָהsafetahit has dwindled awayH5595בְהֵמוֹתvehemotanimalsH929וָעוֹףva'ofand bird[s]H5775כִּיkiforH3588אָמְרוּ'amerupeople have saidH559לֹאlo'notH3808יִרְאֶהyir'ehhe will seeH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אַחֲרִיתֵנוּ׃'acharitenuend ourH319

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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