Jeremiah 7:33

“And the corpses of this people will be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth, with no one to frighten them away.”

Jeremiah 7:33 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 7:33, word by word

And the corpsesהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears
And the corpsesנִבְלַתnivlat

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

Where else “nivlat” appears
of this peopleעָםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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will be foodמַאֲכָלmaachal

food

Food.

Where else “maachal” appears
for the birdsעוֹףof

bird

The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.

Where else “of” appears
of the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and for the beastsבֶהֱמַתvehemat

beast

Animals in general.

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of the earthאָרֶץarets

earth

The whole world, everything under the sky.

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to frighten them awayמַחֲרִידmacharid

frighten

To put fear in others until they flee or lose heart.

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The context

32Therefore look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when it will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter; and they will bury in Topheth for lack of room.

33 · This verse (above)

34And I will make cease from the cities of Judah and from the streets of Jerusalem the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride; for the land will become a ruin.

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