Jeremiah 22:7
I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.
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ASV
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
KJV
And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
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11 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְקִדַּשְׁתִּ֥י | ve.ki.dash.Ti | and I will consecrate | H6942 → |
| עָלֶ֛יךָ | 'a.Lei.kha | on you | H5921 → |
| מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים | mash.chi.Tim | destroyers | H7843 → |
| אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | everyone | H376 → |
| וְכֵלָ֑יו | ve.khe.Lav | and weapons his | H3627 → |
| וְכָֽרְתוּ֙ | ve.kha.re.Tu | and they will cut down | H3772 → |
| מִבְחַ֣ר | miv.Char | [the] choicest of | H4005 → |
| אֲרָזֶ֔יךָ | 'a.ra.Zei.kha | cedars your | H730 → |
| וְהִפִּ֖ילוּ | ve.hi.Pi.lu | and they will cast [them] | H5307 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאֵֽשׁ׃ | ha.'Esh | the fire | H784 → |
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