Jeremiah 30:16
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Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
In other translations
Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.Nevertheless, all who devour you will be devoured, and all your adversaries—every one of them— will go off into exile. Those who plundered you will be plundered, and all who raided you will be raided.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651כָּל־kol-allH3605אֹכְלַיִךְ'okhelayikh[those who] devour youH398יֵאָכֵלוּye'akheluthey will be devouredH398וְכָל־vekholand allH3605צָרַיִךְtzarayikhopponents yourH6862כֻּלָּםkulamall of themH3605בַּשְּׁבִיbasheviin <the> captivityH7628יֵלֵכוּyelekhuthey will goH1980וְהָיוּvehayuand they will becomeH1961שֹׁאסַיִךְshosayikh[those who] plunder youH8155לִמְשִׁסָּהlimshisah<into> plunderH4933וְכָל־vekholand allH3605בֹּזְזַיִךְbozezayikh[those who] despoil youH962אֶתֵּן'etenI will makeH5414לָבַז׃lavazinto spoilH957
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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