Jeremiah 22:23
O inhabitant of Lebanon, nestled in the cedars, how you will groan when pangs of anguish come upon you, agony like a woman in labor.”
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ASV
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
KJV
O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| יֹשַׁבְתְּ֙ | yo.shav.ti | O [you who] dwell | H3427 → |
| בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן | ba.le.va.Non | in <the> Lebanon | H3844 → |
| מְקֻנַּ֖נְתְּ | me.ku.nan.ti | [who is] nested | H7077 → |
| בָּֽאֲרָזִ֑ים | ba.'a.ra.Zim | among the cedars | H730 → |
| מַה־ | mah- | how! | H4100 → |
| נֵּחַנְתְּ֙ | ne.chanT | you will groan | H584 → |
| בְּבֹא־ | be.vo'- | when will come | H935 → |
| לָ֣ךְ | lakh | to <the> you | |
| חֲבָלִ֔ים | cha.va.Lim | labor-pains | H2256 → |
| חִ֖יל | chil | anguish | H2427 → |
| כַּיֹּלֵדָֽה׃ | kai.yo.le.Dah | like <the> [woman] giving birth | H3205 → |
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