Jeremiah 22:6
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For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.
In other translations
For thus saith the Lord unto the king’s house of Judah; Thou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon: yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited.For this is what the LORD says concerning the house of the king of Judah: “You are like Gilead to Me, like the summit of Lebanon; but I will surely turn you into a desert, like cities that are uninhabited.
Hebrew words
כִּי־ki-forH3588כֹה׀khohthusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַל־'al-onH5921בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063גִּלְעָדgil'ad[are] GileadH1568אַתָּה'atahyouH859לִיlito <the> meרֹאשׁrosh[the] top ofH7218הַלְּבָנוֹןhalevanon<the> LebanonH3844אִם־'im-ifH518לֹאlo'notH3808אֲשִׁיתְךָ'ashitekhaI will make youH7896מִדְבָּרmidbara wildernessH4057עָרִים'arimcitiesH5892לֹאlo'[which] notH3808נוֹשָׁבוּ׃noshavahthey are inhabitedH3427
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People: Judah