And I will scatter themוַהֲפִצוֹתִיםamong the nationsבַּגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרneither theyהֵמָּהnor their fathersוַאֲבוֹתָםhaveלֹאknown,יָדְעוּand I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיthe swordאֶת הַחֶרֶבafter themאַחֲרֵיהֶםuntil I have consumed them.”עַד כַּלּוֹתִי אוֹתָם
Jeremiah 9:16
Study it in the app“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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
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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;