Jeremiah 5:17

“And they will eat up your harvest and your bread; they will eat up your sons and your daughters; they will eat up your flocks and your herds; they will eat up your vine and your fig tree; they will shatter with the sword your fortified cities in which you trust.”

Jeremiah 5:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 5:17, word by word

And they will eat upאָכַלachal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achal” appears
your harvestקְצִירְketsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

Where else “ketsir” appears
and your breadלַחְמֶlachme

food

Everything eaten at the table, even if it is not bread.

Where else “lachme” appears
your sonsבָּנֶיbane

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

Where else “bane” appears
and your daughtersבְנוֹתֶיvenote

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

Where else “venote” appears
your flocksצֹאנְtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

Where else “tson” appears
and your herdsבְקָרֶvekare

cattle, herd

Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.

Where else “vekare” appears
your vineגַּפְנְgafn

vine

Vine: the plant that bears grapes.

Where else “gafn” appears
and your fig treeתְאֵנָתֶteenate

fig tree

The fig-bearing plant; sitting under one's own means living in peace.

Where else “teenate” appears
they will shatterיְרֹשֵׁשׁyeroshesh

demolish

To destroy, to ruin, to leave in ruins.

Where else “yeroshesh” appears
with the swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “charev” appears
your fortifiedמִבְצָרֶיmivtsare

fortress, fortified city

Fortress, fortified city.

Where else “mivtsare” appears
citiesעָרֵיare

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

Where else “are” appears
trustבּוֹטֵחַboteach

trust

To rely on someone, YHWH or man.

Where else “boteach” appears

The context

16Their quiver is like an open grave; they are all mighty men.

17 · This verse (above)

18But even in those days, declares YHWH, I will not make a full end of you.

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