And they will eat upוְאָכַלyour harvestקְצִירְךָand your bread;וְלַחְמֶךָthey will eat upיֹאכְלוּyour sonsבָּנֶיךָand your daughters;וּבְנוֹתֶיךָthey will eat upיֹאכַלyour flocksצֹאנְךָand your herds;וּבְקָרֶךָthey will eat upיֹאכַלyour vineגַּפְנְךָand your fig tree;וּתְאֵנָתֶךָthey will shatterיְרֹשֵׁשׁwith the swordבֶּחָרֶבyour fortifiedמִבְצָרֶיךָcitiesעָרֵיin whichאֲשֶׁר בָּהֵנָּהyouאַתָּהtrust.בּוֹטֵחַ
Jeremiah 5:17
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.