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My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִיhas becomeהָיְתָהto meלִּיlike a lionכְּאַרְיֵהin the forest;בַיָּעַרshe has raisedנָתְנָהagainst meעָלַיher voice;בְּקוֹלָהּthereforeעַל כֵּןI have hated her.שְׂנֵאתִיהָ
Jeremiah 12:8
Study it in the app“My inheritance has become to me like a lion in the forest; she has raised against me her voice; therefore I have hated her.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Jeremiah 12:8, word by word
- My inheritanceנַחֲלָתִnachalati
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalati” appears- has becomeהָיְתָהhayta
become
To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.
Where else “hayta” appears- like a lionאַרְיֵהarye
lion
Lion.
Where else “arye” appears- in the forestיָּעַרyaar
forest
Land covered with trees, where many grow together.
Where else “yaar” appears- she has raisedנָתְנָהnatna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natna” appears- her voiceקוֹלָkola
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kola” appears- I have hated herשְׂנֵאתִיseneti
hate
To feel rejection and hostility toward someone, to the point of wishing him harm.
Where else “seneti” appears
The context
7I have left my house; I have abandoned my inheritance; I have given the beloved of my soul into the palm of her enemies.
8 · This verse (above)
9Is my inheritance to me a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey all around against her? Go, gather all the animals of the field, bring them to devour.