Jeremiah 4:7
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The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
In other translations
The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.
Hebrew words
עָלָה'alahit has gone upH5927אַרְיֵה'aryeha lionH738מִסֻּבְּכוֹmisubekhofrom thicket itsH5441וּמַשְׁחִיתumashchitand a destroyer ofH7843גּוֹיִםgoyimnationsH1471נָסַעnasa'he has set outH5265יָצָאyatza'he has gone outH3318מִמְּקֹמוֹmimekomofrom place hisH4725לָשׂוּםlasumto makeH7760אַרְצֵךְ'artzekhland yourH776לְשַׁמָּהleshamahinto a wasteH8047עָרַיִךְ'arayikhcities yourH5892תִּצֶּינָהtitzeinahthey will fall in ruinsH5327מֵאֵיןme'einfrom notH369יוֹשֵׁב׃yoshevinhabitantH3427
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