Jeremiah 21:6
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And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’
In other translations
And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, both man and beast: they shall die of a great pestilence.I will strike down the residents of this city, both man and beast. They will die in a terrible plague.’
Hebrew words
וְהִכֵּיתִיvehikeitiand I will strike downH5221אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הָאָדָםha'adamthe humankindH120וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַבְּהֵמָהhabehemahthe animal[s]H929בְּדֶבֶרbedeverby a pestilenceH1698גָּדוֹלgadolgreatH1419יָמֻתוּ׃yamututhey will dieH4191
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