Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 12:8 Interlinear

“ Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest it crieth out against me therefore have I hated”

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Jeremiah 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	הָיְתָה	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
2	לִּ֥י	H0
3	נַחֲלָתִ֖י	H5159	Mine heritage	properly, something inherited, i.e., (abstractly) occupancy, or (concretely) an heirloom; generally an estate, patrimony or portion
4	כְּאַרְיֵ֣ה	H738	is unto me as a lion	a lion
5	בַיָּ֑עַר	H3293	in the forest	a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
6	נָתְנָ֥ה	H5414	it crieth out	to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
7	עָלַ֛י	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
8	בְּקוֹלָ֖הּ	H6963		a voice or sound
9	עַל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
10	כֵּ֥ן	H3651		properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
11	שְׂנֵאתִֽיהָ׃	H8130	against me therefore have I hated	to hate (personally)

Jeremiah 12:8 (current) Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest it crieth out against me therefore have I hated