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The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. (KJV)

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עָלָיו֙'a.Lavon it

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 1

יִשְׁאֲג֣וּyish.'a.Guthey have been roaring

Lemma: שָׁאַג (sha.ag) · Strong's: H7580

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to roar

Used 19 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 37:4, Psalms 22:13, Psalms 38:8, Psalms 74:4, Psalms 104:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7580; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 2

כְפִרִ֔יםkhe.fi.Rimyoung lions

Lemma: כְּפִיר (ke.phir) · Strong's: H3715A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: lion

Used 31 times. Also: Judges 14:5, Job 4:10, Job 38:39, Psalms 17:12, Psalms 34:10, Psalms 35:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3715A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 3

נָתְנ֖וּna.te.Nuthey have given

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to give: cry out

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 45:2, Exodus 9:23, Numbers 14:1, 2 Samuel 22:14, Psalms 18:13, Psalms 46:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414M; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 4

קוֹלָ֑םko.Lamvoice their

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: voice: sound

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:19, Exodus 20:18, Exodus 28:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 5

וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּvai.ya.Shi.tuand they have made

Lemma: שִׁית (shit) · Strong's: H7896G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to set: make

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 30:40, Genesis 41:33, Exodus 10:1, Exodus 21:22, Exodus 21:30, Exodus 23:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7896G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 6

אַרְצוֹ֙'ar.Tzoland its

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 7

לְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.Mahinto a waste

Lemma: שַׁמָּה (sham.mah) · Strong's: H8047G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: horror: destroyed

Used 22 times. Also: 2 Kings 22:19, 2 Chronicles 30:7, Psalms 46:8, Psalms 73:19, Isaiah 5:9, Isaiah 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8047G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 8

עָרָ֥יו'a.Ravcities its

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 9

מִבְּלִ֥יmi.be.Libecause not

Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: without

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 10

יֹשֵֽׁב\׃yo.Shevinhabitant

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:15 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The young lions	→	כְּפִיר H3715A lion
have roared	→	שָׁאַג H7580 to roar
at him	→	עַל H5921A upon
they have sounded	→	נָתַן H5414M to give: cry out
their voices	→	קוֹל H6963H voice: sound
They have laid	→	שִׁית H7896G to set: make
waste	→	שַׁמָּה H8047G horror: destroyed
his land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
his cities	→	עִיר H5892B city
lie in ruins	→	H5327
without	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
inhabitant	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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