Jeremiah 13:16
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Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
In other translations
Give glory to the Lord your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, before your feet stumble on the dusky mountains. You wait for light, but He turns it into deep gloom and thick darkness.
Hebrew words
תְּנוּtenugiveH5414לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵיכֶם'eloheikhemGod yourH430כָּבוֹדkavodgloryH3519בְּטֶרֶםbeterem<in> beforeH2962יַחְשִׁךְyachshikhhe will bring darknessH2821וּבְטֶרֶםuveteremand <in> beforeH2962יִתְנַגְּפוּyitnagefuthey will stumbleH5062רַגְלֵיכֶםragleikhemfeet yourH7272עַל־'al-onH5921הָרֵיhareimountains ofH2022נָשֶׁףnasheftwilightH5399וְקִוִּיתֶםvekivitemand you will waitH6960לְאוֹרle'orfor lightH216וְשָׂמָהּvesamahand he will make itH7760לְצַלְמָוֶתletzalmavetinto deep darknessH6757וְשִׁיתveyashitand he will make [it]H7896לַעֲרָפֶל׃la'arafelinto thick darknessH6205
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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