Jeremiah 9:16

“And I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send the sword after them until I have consumed them.””

Jeremiah 9:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Jeremiah 9:16, word by word

And I will scatter themהֲפִצוֹתִיhafitsoti

scatter

To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.

Where else “hafitsoti” appears
among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
nor their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota

forefather

Ancestors, those who came before in the family.

Where else “avota” appears
knownיָדְעוּyadu

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yadu” appears
and I will sendשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shilachti” appears
the swordחֶרֶבcherev

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “cherev” appears
until I have consumed themכַּלּוֹתִkaloti

destroy

To put an end to something, destroy it.

Where else “kaloti” appears

The context

15therefore thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: Look, I will feed this people wormwood, and give them to drink water of poison.

16 · This verse (above)

17Thus says YHWH Tsevaot: “Consider, and call for the mourning women to come, and send for the wise women to come;

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