Jeremiah 15:3
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And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
In other translations
And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy.
Hebrew words
וּפָקַדְתִּיufakadtiand I will appointH6485עֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemover themH5921אַרְבַּע'arba'fourH702מִשְׁפָּחוֹתmishpachotkindsH4940נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֶרֶבhacherevthe swordH2719לַהֲרֹגlaharogto killH2026וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַכְּלָבִיםhakelavimthe dogsH3611לִסְחֹבlischoto drag awayH5498וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853עוֹףof[the] bird[s] ofH5775הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853בֶּהֱמַתbehemat[the] animal[s] ofH929הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776לֶאֱכֹלle'ekholto devourH398וּלְהַשְׁחִית׃ulehashchitand to destroyH7843
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