Jeremiah 49:16
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Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
In other translations
Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the Lord.The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
Hebrew words
תִּפְלַצְתְּךָtiflatztekhahorror yourH8606הִשִּׁיאhishi'it has deceivedH5377אֹתָךְ'otokh<obj.> youH853זְדוֹןzedon[the] arrogance ofH2087לִבֶּךָlibekhaheart yourH3820שֹׁכְנִיshokheniO dwellerH7931בְּחַגְוֵיbechagveiin [the] clefts ofH2288הַסֶּלַעhasela'the rockH5553תֹּפְשִׂיtofesiO occupant ofH8610מְרוֹםmerom[the] height[s] ofH4791גִּבְעָהgiv'aha hillH1389כִּי־ki-forH3588תַגְבִּיהַtagbihayou will make highH1361כַּנֶּשֶׁרkanesherlike <the> eagleH5404קִנֶּךָkinechanest yourH7064מִשָּׁםmishamfrom thereH8033אוֹרִידְךָ'oridekhaI will bring down youH3381נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
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