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In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. (KJV)

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לַשָּׁוְא֙la.shaV'for <the> vanity

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723H

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

Meaning: vanity: vain

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 20:7, Deuteronomy 5:11, Job 7:3, Job 15:31, Job 35:13, Psalms 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723H; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 1

הִכֵּ֣יתִיhi.Kei.tiI struck

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 2

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 3

בְּנֵיכֶ֔םbe.nei.Khemsons your

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

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

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 4

מוּסָ֖רmu.Sarcorrection

Lemma: מוּסָר (mu.sar) · Strong's: H4148G

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

Meaning: discipline

Used 29 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:2, Job 5:17, Job 20:3, Psalms 50:17, Proverbs 3:11, Proverbs 5:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4148G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 5

לֹ֣אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 6

לָקָ֑חוּla.Ka.chuthey accepted

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 7

אָכְלָ֧ה'a.khe.Lahit devoured

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 8

חַרְבְּכֶ֛םchar.be.Khemsword your

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

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

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 9

נְבִֽיאֵיכֶ֖םne.vi.'ei.Khemprophets your

Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030

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

Meaning: prophet

Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 10

כְּאַרְיֵ֥הke.'ar.Yehlike a lion

Lemma: אַרְיֵה (ar.yeh) · Strong's: H0738B

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

Meaning: lion

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Deuteronomy 33:22, Judges 14:8, Judges 14:9, 2 Samuel 17:10, 1 Kings 13:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0738B; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 11

מַשְׁחִֽית\׃mash.Chitdestroying

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Jeremiah 2:30 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

I have struck	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
your sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
in vain	→	שָׁוְא H7723H vanity: vain
they accepted	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
discipline	→	מוּסָר H4148G discipline
Your own sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
has devoured	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
your prophets	→	נָבִיא H5030 prophet
like a voracious	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
lion	→	אַרְיֵה H0738B lion

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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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