Jeremiah 49:33

“And Hazor will become a lair of jackals, a desolation forever; no one will dwell there, nor will a son of man reside in it.”

Jeremiah 49:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 49:33, word by word

And Hazorחָצוֹרchatsor

Hazor

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will becomeהָיְתָהhayta

become

To turn into something new, or fall upon someone.

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a lairמְעוֹןmeon

dwelling, lair

Dwelling: the place where someone lives; often the heavens or the sanctuary where God dwells; also the lair of jackals.

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of jackalsתַּנִּיםtanim

jackal

A wild dog that lives among ruins.

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a desolationשְׁמָמָהshemama

desolation

Desolation: a land left empty and uncultivated; also horror.

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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no oneאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

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will dwellיֵשֵׁבyeshev

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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will a sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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resideיָגוּרyagur

sojourn

To live in a place that is not your own.

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Places in this verse

Sea of GalileeHazor
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Hazor

    Today: Tel Hazor ruins, Israel

    A city in northern Israel, about 9 miles (15 km) north of the Sea of Galilee.

    Joshua defeated and burned it (Josh 11:10-11). Later its king Jabin oppressed Israel until Deborah and Barak defeated him (Judg 4:2). Solomon fortified it (1 Kgs 9:15).

    Joshua 11:10Judges 4:21 Kings 9:15

The context

32And their camels will become plunder, and the multitude of their livestock spoil; and I will scatter them to every wind, those clipped at the temples; and from all its sides I will bring their calamity, declares YHWH.

33 · This verse (above)

34That which came as the word of YHWH to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

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