Jeremiah 25:29
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For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
In other translations
For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.For behold, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears My Name, so how could you possibly go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the LORD of Hosts.’
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009בָעִירva'iron the cityH5892אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834נִקְרָא־nikra'-it is calledH7121שְׁמִיsheminame myH8034עָלֶיהָ'aleihaon itH5921אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595מֵחֵלmechel[am] beginningH2490לְהָרַעlehara'to do harmH7489וְאַתֶּםve'atemand youH859הִנָּקֵהhinakehcertainly <to exempt from punishment>H5352תִנָּקוּtinakuwill you be exempt from punishment?H5352לֹאlo'notH3808תִנָּקוּtinakuyou will be exempt from punishmentH5352כִּיkiforH3588חֶרֶבchereva swordH2719אֲנִי'aniIH589קֹרֵאkore'[am] callingH7121עַל־'al-onH5921כָּל־kol-allH3605יֹשְׁבֵיyoshevei[the] inhabitants ofH3427הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776נְאֻםne'um[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068צְבָאוֹת׃tzeva'otof hostsH6635
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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